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Reading
Materials
Reading is another way to cope and understand a cancer
diagnosis. There are hundreds
of books available on various topics from diagnosis to survivorship - here are a few ONCS recommends.
 Native
Cancer Information Resource Center and Learning Exchange (C.I.R.C.L.E)
http://www.mayo.edu/nativecircle
Native C.I.R.C.L.E
Northwest Building, Suite, Suite 521
200 First Street SW,
Rochester, MN 55905
Native C.I.R.C.L.E. exists to stimulate, develop,
maintain and disseminate culturally appropriate cancer information
materials for American Indian/Alaska Native educator, healthcare
leaders and students. These materials are culturally sensitive to
meet the needs of the American Indian - Alaska Native Population.
The Gift of Care giving: Stories of Hardship, Hope, and
Healing
(Fairview Press, 2002)
By Connie Goldman
This outlet for caregivers contains conversations with family
caregivers, which include Dana Reeve, wife of actor Christopher
Reeve, and former first lady Rosalyn Carter. The book also includes
a CD of the public radio program “Hardship Into Hope: The Rewards of
Care giving.”
Otherwise
Healthy: A Planner to Focus Your Thoughts on Organizing Life After
Being Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
(At the Pond Publishing, 2000)
By Lynda G. Shrager, MSW
This planner provides an overview of the steps involved in dealing
with a breast cancer diagnosis from insurance coverage, second
opinions, lab results, treatment, medications, support, and more.
The planner can be ordered at
www.otherwisehealthy.com or by calling 518-475-1792.
The Spirited Walker: Fitness Walking for Clarity,
Balance, and Spiritual Connection
(HarperSanFrancisco, 1998)
By Carolyn Scott Kortge
Kortge is a champion racewalker whose book offers practical advice,
anecdotes, breathing exercises, and visualizations that transform
walking into a form of meditation.
I Can Survive
(Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000)
By Susan Nessim and Judith Ellis
Nessim, a cancer survivor, and Ellis offer assistance in the
obstacles patients face after cancer treatment from health insurance
to legal rights in the workplace to long-term effects of
chemotherapy and radiation.
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