Book description
A six-step, practical guide that helps you through the first few weeks
following diagnosis.
Cancer is a Word, Not a Sentence is a straightforward guide to life
after diagnosis. It explains what your diagnosis actually means, what
the tests are about, what the future holds, how to judge the treatment
options open to you, how to cope with the side effects, and the
inevitable ups and downs you experience following treatment.
Dr Buckman focuses on the day-to-day: how to talk to your partner,
children and friends, and how to communicate with your medical team.
There's even a section addressed to those close to you who 'just don't
know what to say.' His informed, no-nonsense approach offers reliable
and essential facts and advice for everyone dealing with a diagnosis of
cancer. 'This book should be compulsory reading for anyone involved in
cancer care. The foreword by Dr Miriam Stoppard says it all! … It looks
and feels like a book that you would want to read, and a book to be kept
as an easy-to-hand reference.'
Macmillan Cancer Support Directory, Cancer Carer Dr Robert Buckman
received his medical degree from Cambridge University and was trained at
Royal Marsden Hospital in London. He presented two top-rated UK
television shows, Don't Ask Me and Where There's Life. He currently
works as medical oncologist at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto,
and is the author of 16 books.
