Cancer Talk: Voices of Hope and Endurance from the Group Room, the World's Largest Cancer Support Group

by Selma R. Schimmel and Barry Fox

Book Overview

For the first time, Cancer Talk provides a support group in a book.

Research shows that cancer patients who attend support groups can survive longer and lead fuller lives than patients receiving medical treatment alone. Cancer Talk, based on The Group Room(R), the nation's only talk-radio cancer support show, brings hope, information, and inspiration to everyone affected by cancer. Show host Selma Schimmel, a cancer advocate and longtime...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767903250
• ISBN13: 9780767903257
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful for recently diagnosed/those who care about them

Recently diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma, I felt very isolated as most women's cancer support groups focus on breast cancer. This book let me know that I was not alone- and that what I was feeling was not only normal, but healthy. It reinforced my belief that positive thought and support are crucial elements to being a survivor. Highly recommended!

most informative

This isn't just a book for people who have been touched by cancer, but, for their loved ones as well. It will get you informed on every aspect of cancer. Help you deal with the emotions of your diagnosis, helps you cope with the physical and sexual issues. Help you to learn your options in your treatment process, and in the legal work place issues and what your insurance will and will not cover; most of all, how important it is to be in a cancer support group. This is a very important book for those who want to be well informed about this illness. I've yet to deal with this in my family, knock wood, I was sincerely impressed and informed. Very well done.

Anyone knowing someone with cancer must get this book

Having spent almost 4 years in the cancer treatment process with my wife, I highly recommend this book. Its wealth of stories, resources, and insights will be invaluable to anyone who finds themselves trying to understand treatment alternatives and make good decisions for themselves or a loved one. I wish this book had been available to provide guidance and hope to my wife and I. I highly recommend that you buy a copy, use it yourself, or give it to someone who needs it. I have given copies to friends going through the cancer experience, and they have all expressed great appreciation for the knowledge, hope, and inspiration they received from "Cancer Talk".

"Cancer Talk" offers comfort and knowledge to all readers.

I happened to be reading "Cancer Talk" just prior to undergoing a biopsy for prostate cancer. The book offered me a special balance of comfort and knowledge from both clinical and personal perspectives. It helped prepare me emotionally for the procedure and the anxiety I felt awaiting the test results. Fortunately the biopsy turned out negative, but reading "Cancer Talk" was a very positive experience. I recommend this book to everyone who needs to understand more about this disease and how it affects patients, survivors, caregivers, friends and family-and I can't think of anyone who would be excluded from this list.

Essential if you have cancer, important to read if you don't

This book is moving, hopeful, and insightful for anyone who has had to deal with the medical profession or is going through a personal crisis. You not only feel comfort in hearing a voice that assures you that you are not alone...but gives simple practical methods for dealing with your situation.