| Cancer As a Turning Point: A Handbook for People with Cancer, Their Families, and Health Professionals - Revised Edition Revised Edition Contributor(s): Leshan, Lawrence (Author) |
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ISBN: 0452271371 ISBN-13: 9780452271371 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1994 Annotation: Widely considered the father of mind-body therapy, LeShan has spent more than 35 years working with cancer patients. In this book, he presents 29 exercises that involving reflection, discussion and writing that are designed to help cancer patients define their goals and questions and come to terms with their fears. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Cancer - Family & Relationships |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| LCCN: 94004979 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.52" W x 7.96" (0.53 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Psychotherapist Lawrence LeShan has worked with cancer patients for more than thirty-five years and his research has led people with cancer to find new, effective ways to fight for their lives. He has put his findings--full of meaning and purpose--into this revised edition that shows how psychological change, along with medical treatment, mobilizes a compromised immune system for healing. Included is a life-transforming workbook of hands-on exercises designed to help readers evaluate their inner selves and teach them how to get the most out of their immune systems by leading fuller, richer lives. |