Publisher's Synopsis
A Cancer Survivor's Almanac: Charting Your Journey serves as a guide to help survivors, caregivers, families, and friends chart a survivorship journey. Written by the survivors and professionals who founded the cancer survivorship movement, A Cancer Survivor's Almanac provides essential up-to-date, practical information on:
- The latest information in medical diagnosis, treatment, pain control, and long-term and late effects of cancer treatment
- Health insurance - how to find and keep it under the most current laws (including the federal health reform law which takes effect in 1997)
- Tips on how to find and work with the best doctors and hospitals
- Understanding the risks and benefits of unconventional treatments
- How to win the battle against job discrimination
- Clear answers to legal and financial questions
- How to cope with the personal and social impact of cancer
- Communicating with family and friends, including dealing with grief and loss
- The benefits of peer support, with tips on starting your own peer-support network
- Advocating for yourself and others
