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Your
Feelings: Learning You Have Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
from "Taking Time: Support for People with Cancer and the
People Who Care About Them"
Discusses the range of feelings and emotions you might experience
following a cancer diagnosis, including: denial, anger, fear and worry,
stress, pain, control and self-esteem, sadness and depression, guilt,
loneliness and hope. [undated]
The
Psychosocial Support Program (Cancer Supportive Care)
from Cancer Supportive Care, c.1998
by Ernest H. Rosenbaum & Isadora R. Rosenbaum, MA
Comprehensive guide to psychosocial support issues for cancer patients.
Topics covered include, among others: courage and hope; regaining control;
feeling right when things go wrong; attitude; the will to live; the power
of the mind; nurturing hope; 10 steps towards emotional well-being; hurry
up and wait. [1998]
Relaxation
with Guided Imagery Eases Cancer Distress (ScienceDaily)
Reports on a study published in the October 2001 issue of General
Hospital Psychiatry that found behavioral intervention (body relaxation
with guided imagery) offers modest relief of psychological distress for
cancer patients. Researchers discovered that the more distressed patients
were before entering the intervention, the more they were improved at
six-month follow-up. [10/01]
The
Tyranny of Positive Thinking (The Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society)
Excellent essay, by Dr. Jimmie Holland, a psychiatrist at Memorial
Sloan- Kettering that advises patients to identify their own beliefs about
the mind-body connection and to use coping techniques that are comfortable
to them, even if they don't involve "positive thinking." This essay is
adapted from Dr. Holland's wonderful book, The Human Side of Cancer
(NY: HarperCollins, 2000).
Psychological Effects
of Cancer (Lung Cancer Online)
Links to information on anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress
disorder.
Strengthening
the Spirit (Cancer Care)
Addresses spirituality and how a sense of meaning, purpose and connection
beyond yourself can help you to have a better quality of life during cancer.
Discusses how to strengthening your spirituality, regardless of your religion
and spiritual beliefs. [undated]
The
Spirituality & Chaplaincy Program (Cancer Supportive
Care)
Reprinted from Cancer Supportive Care by EH & IR Rosenbaum,
Somerville House, Toronto, 1998.
Discusses how religion and spirituality can help cancer patients.
Topics include: mortality; why me?; why do we suffer?; religious and spiritual
perspectives on meaning; religion, coping and healing; the quest for meaning;
emotional comfort; religious guidance; religious resources and practices;
and four nondenominational prayers for healing. [1998]
Stories of
Hope (Lung Cancer Alliance)
Personal stories by survivors of lung cancer.
Faces
of Lung Cancer (Lungcancer.org)
Personal accounts by lung cancer survivors.
You
Have the Right to be Hopeful (CancerSource.com)
Addresses the question of how people with cancer manage to be hopeful.
Topics include: What is Hope?, the Changing Mosaic of Hope, and Understanding
the Role of Hope in Your Life. Discusses different ways of hoping. [1/01]
The
Changing Face of Lung Cancer (cancereducation.com)
"Lung Cancer: A Revolution in Care" ALCASE Workshop City of Hope
National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, January 1999 Videoclip of lung cancer
survivor Donna Purple sharing her experience with lung cancer. A nonsmoker,
she describes her diagnosis and treatment, in addition to the marital,
religious, and social issues she has faced. Registration required for
free access to cancereducation.com.
[1/99]
Six
Lung Cancer Survivors (cancereducation.com)
"There Is Hope: A Symposium for People with Lung Cancer"
The Wellness Community, June 2000
Videoclip of six individuals with lung cancer, of varied ages and backgrounds,
who share their stories and answer audience questions. Registration required
for free access to cancereducation.com. [6/00]
Inspirational
Patient Stories (Cancerguide)
A substantial list of cancer survivors' stories, several with lung cancer.
Journeys
to Wellness (MD Anderson Cancer Center)
Cancer survivors' stories, including a SCLC survivor.
Letter
to Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients (R.A. Bloch Cancer
Foundation)
Uplifting advice from Dick Block, a lung cancer survivor.
"The Median
Isn't The Message" (Cancerguide)
Wonderful piece on cancer and statistics by Stephen Jay Gould, a Harvard
professor who was diagnosed with an incurable cancer.
Shared Experience
Shared Experience aims to provide a searchable database of the cancer
experiences of patients and their caregivers.
Cancer Survivor's Network
(American Cancer Society)
Transcripts (and audio) of cancer survivors and caregivers talking
about experiences living with cancer.
My
Cancer Journey (CancerSource.com)
Personal story, by David Bjork, of his lung cancer diagnosis and
survival. [11/01]
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