| Description |
vi, 93 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Understanding chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, and hormone therapy -- Emotional aftermath and effects on the immune system -- Nurturing through nutrients: easy, flavorful recipes -- Getting stronger: exercise for patients with prostate cancer -- Finding emotional balance: mind body therapies for patients with prostate cancer -- Seeking resiliency and balance: tying it all together. |
| Summary |
"Prostate Cancer: Thriving Through Treatment to Recovery" provides solutions for maintaining health and improving quality of life during conventional cancer treatment. With diet, exercise, and mental health plans tailored to treatment protocol and cancer type, this valuable guide offers safe and effective tools and practices to support patients through every phase and protocol. Organized into six easy chapters, the book summarizes the effects of chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, and hormone therapy; catalogs potential side effects; and includes recipes, exercise programs, and mental health therapy suggestions based on symptoms and predictable side effects to build strength, promote healing, and improve outcomes. -- From publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Prostate -- Cancer -- Treatment.
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Prostate -- Cancer -- Treatment.
(OCoLC)fst01079496
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| Genre/Form |
Cookbooks. (OCoLC)fst01752725
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Cookbooks.
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| ISBN |
9780826148551 (paperback alkaline paper) |
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0826148557 (paperback alkaline paper) |
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9780826148568 (electronic book) |
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0826148565 (electronic book) |
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