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For more than fifty years, we have been waging, but not winning, the war on cancer. The astonishing news is that up to two-thirds of all cancer cases are linked to preventable environmental causes. If we can stop cancer before it begins, why don't we? That was the question that motivated Kristina Marusic's revelatory inquiry into cancer prevention. They recognize that we will never reduce cancer rates without ridding our lives of the chemicals that increasingly trigger this deadly disease.

Bettina Greschner hat sich lange Zeit ihres Leben nicht erwünscht und nie gut genug gefühlt. Das Leben ging nicht gerade zimperlich mit ihr um. Aufgewachsen mit einem alkoholabhängigen Elternteil, der tödliche Verlust des Lebenspartners kurz vor der geplanten Hochzeit, 2011 die Diagnose "Brustkrebs" und zeitgleich die Selbständigkeit mit einem Möbelgeschäft, welche damals unter keinem guten Stern stand. Was nun? Warten bis es noch schlimmer wird und noch weiter bergab geht? Nein! Das war keine Option.

On a cold December morning, Dr. Katz awoke to a voice screaming in her head, “Look in the mirror, damn it!” Dutifully she went to the mirror and was shocked to see a growth on the right side of her neck. Suddenly, the months of pain, insomnia, fatigue, and night sweats she had brushed off as menopause and pandemic fatigue morphed into something much more frightening. Cancer.

This bundle is a comprehensive guide to cancer prevention and survival, designed to help listeners understand the disease and take proactive steps to protect their health. The bundle includes audiobooks that cover a range of topics, from the basics of cancer prevention to more advanced techniques for surviving and thriving after a cancer diagnosis. You will learn about the risk factors for cancer, the importance of early detection, and the role of lifestyle factors in cancer prevention.

Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow abnormally and out of control. Normally, cells in the body divide and grow in an orderly way, and old or damaged cells die and are replaced by new cells. However, in cancer, cells divide and grow in an uncontrolled manner, forming a mass of tissue called a tumor. There are several ways you can do to protect yourself and lessen the chances of getting cancer and this audiobook will teach you how.

Was qualifiziert den Autor? Als Angehöriger eines Krebspatienten hat der Autor viele Behandlungen, Informationen und Tipps selbst in der Praxis in Augenschein nehmen können. Zahlreiche Gespräche mit Onkologen, Schwestern, Therapeuten, anderen Patienten, Forschern und Naturmedizinern folgten. Dieser gesamte Eindruck sowie die persönlichen Erfahrungen ermöglichen es, ein Bild zu vermitteln, das bei unbedarften Patienten und Angehörigen so manche Fehlentscheidung verhindern kann.

By turns somber and funny but above all provocative, Elizabeth Benedict’s Rewriting Illness: A View of My Own is a most unconventional memoir. With wisdom, self-effacing wit, and the storytelling skills of a seasoned novelist, she brings to life her cancer diagnosis and committed hypochondria.

5年生存率が8・5%と低く、他のがんと比べても特にタチが悪いと知られる膵臓がん。

Most come on a holiday for a few days, a week perhaps, maybe a little longer, but I longed for more (desiderio di più): more of the language, more of the culture, more of the people. Italians have a way of making something more exotic out of life, more adventurous, lovelier, and more relaxing. In Italy, to me, even hanging laundry is beautiful, as it stretches from end to end between buildings. As I take photos in this grand city, I try to capture the endless majesty of her churches, monuments, and people. It is becoming therapeutic.

There Are No Answers Here, Only Questions is the true story of two life-altering events and the personal transformation that resulted from their unlikely collision. It's the story of an owner preparing to sell his business and retire just as he is diagnosed with cancer.

Die Diagnose Brustkrebs katapultierte mich völlig aus meinem gewohnten Alltag. Plötzlich sah ich mich unzähligen Ängsten und Sorgen gegenüber. Wie soll ich das schaffen? Was wird die Krebstherapie mit mir und meinem Körper machen? Werde ich je wieder angstfrei leben können? Und werde ich überhaupt wieder gesund? Im Juli 2020 wird Katrin Lange mit 41 Jahren zu einer der 70.000 Frauen, die in Deutschland jährlich an Brustkrebs erkranken. Erschwerend kommt für die frische Risikopatientin die Corona-Pandemie hinzu.

Es un tema delicado, doloroso y complicado de aceptar… pero no imposible de superar. Empecemos con una breve introducción… el cuerpo humano se rige por un proceso en el que las células del cuerpo se desarrollan y empiezan a crecer y cuando nuestro organismo lo necesite, estas células se empiezan a multiplicar para seguir con los procesos de desarrollo, ya que dichas células del cuerpo llegan a envejecer y mueren y siempre hay un constante ciclo de reemplazo entre las células.

This book provides substantial scientific evidence for the anticancer properties of pomegranates. Modern medicine is now discovering the healing properties of pomegranates, and studies show that in conjunction with medical therapy, pomegranates can help in the treatment of various cancers.

When you or someone you love is diagnosed with cancer it feels like your whole world is falling apart. Not knowing what will happen next is terrifying, and that is the main reason I wrote this book, hoping that my experience could help others. The first title of this book was, “My body is weak but my mind is strong”, starting out as a story about my personal battle with cancer, and that was the mantra I used to hype myself up before my final chemotherapy session.

Lynn Soles made her career about creating beauty – as an artist, art teacher, tattoo artist and owner of a “permanent beauty” clinic. Then her doctors told her she had cancer. She had to choose: Die soon and ugly from cancer or enter a long course of treatments that might allow her to regain the life she’d known. This remarkable memoir and guidebook, written in the course of her first year of treatment, gives real-life guidance for best supporting others through long-term illnesses and surgeries.

Maëlle a 30 ans quand elle apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer du sein métastatique, réputé incurable. En partant de son expérience, et en allant à la rencontre d'autres patient·e·s, d'oncologues, de chirurgiens, de psychologues mais aussi d'associations, de travailleur·se·s socia·le·ux, d'entrepreneur·e·s, de laboratoires pharmaceutiques et de personnalités politiques, cette série questionne la narration stéréotypée des cancers du sein, interroge les attentes de genre des patientes posées sur elles par la société, et invite tou·te·s les citoyen·ne·s à sortir de l'apathie pour lutter ensemble contre la maladie du siècle.

Already facing a wretched cancer diagnosis, a young man’s prospects for survival dim as he learns his treatments have not worked. Writing against the clock, he feverishly authors a story of profound joy and sadness exploring the life he could have lived. Desperately told, his story takes you through poignant memories, intimate relationships, and fantastical triumphs in a quest to make sense of it all and leave a legacy behind.

Sara invites us to join her on a far more personal journey, this time, as she tests her own beliefs in the alternative health-care practices she’s learnt of over recent years. Presented with the urgency of “More tests needed right now!” when initial images reveal a lump measuring 4.5 centimetres by 1.2 centimetres in her left breast, she decides to follow a non-standard course or action.

Follow Erika on her journey as she writes from the heart in real time about her diagnosis, treatment, and ultimate recovery from an advanced form of breast cancer. Alongside traditional oncology care, Erika's natural curiosity and self-determination led her to explore the holistic therapies of integrative medicine.

Cancer Set Me Free by Glenn Sturm takes you on a vicarious journey through a life of wealth, stealth, abundance, privilege, power, and other curses. To whom much is given, much is expected, but sometimes, those who give abundantly of time and resources do not necessarily receive an easy ride from the universal forces. If you can end this book with a new way of looking at your own life at a time that can benefit you, you have won, and the author has achieved his goal.