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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
vii, 257 pages ; 23 cm
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"Prostate Cancer and the Man You Love is for the women and men who love and support a man with prostate cancer. Each chapter tells the story of a man and his partner dealing with this cancer, from diagnosis through survivorship. Fully updated and comprehensive, this book educates and informs partners on the latest studies and findings"--
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Pub. Date
2018.
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xiv, 289 pages ; 24 cm
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"Two days before Christmas and at just 26-years-old, Chris Wark found himself diagnosed with stage-3 colon cancer. Before he knew it, he was wheeled into surgery, where a golf ball-sized tumor and a third of his colon were removed. Doctors told Wark that as soon as he recovered from surgery, he would need 9 to 12 months of chemotherapy in order to prevent a recurrence. But when the first meal he was served in the hospital was a cafeteria-style sloppy...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"A comprehensive guide to total breast health from the go-to breast care expert for Good Morning America and The Doctors. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of their lives, and breast cancer is the #1 killer of women ages 20-59. But did you know that only 15 percent of those diagnosed have a single relative with breast cancer? For most of us, family history and genetics do not determine who gets breast cancer--we...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
186 pages ; 21 cm
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"Annabel Arcos Ruiz tenía 33 años cuando le diagnosticaron cáncer de mama en el pecho izquierdo. Su vida personal y profesional dio un giro de 180° cuando recibió la noticia. Tras aceptar que padecía cáncer, decidió cambiar la perspectiva de lo que estaba viviendo: un año de recuperación por uno de creación. Siguiendo esta premisa, esta joven madre empezó a relatar cómo era su día a día durante el tratamiento oncológico,...
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Keegan McKettrick has learned the hard way that women can't be trusted. The only female in his life these days is the young daughter he sees all too rarely, and his sole passion is for his job overseeing his family's corporation. Until beautiful but mysterious Molly Shields comes to Indian Rock on a mission--and keeping a suspicious eye on her becomes Keegan's full-time hobby. Molly doesn't know why she's attracted to a man who's determined to dig...
66) Letters to God
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Eight-year-old Tyler is armed with strong faith and courage as he faces a battle against cancer. His prayers take the form of letters he sends to his ultimate pen pal, God, on a daily basis. These letters find their way into the hands of Tyler's postman, Brady, who is at a crossroads in his life, and is searching for meaning. Brady is at first is confused over what to do, but his decision ultimately is a testament to the power of Tyler's shining spirit,...
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"This new and revised edition of the IACP award-winning cookbook brings the healing power of delicious, nutritious foods to those whose hearts and bodies crave a revitalizing meal, through 150 new and updated recipes. Featuring science-based, nutrient-rich recipes that are easy to prepare and designed to give patients a much-needed boost by stimulating appetite and addressing treatment side effects including fatigue, nausea, dehydration, mouth and...
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Forever faithful series volume 3
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Halfway to Forever brings back two of Karen Kingsbury's favorite couples -- Waiting for Morning's Matt and Hannah, and Jade and Tanner from A Moment of Weakness -- who once again face traumatic issues. Matt and Hannah risk losing another daughter as they invest their emotions in a risky adoption, and Tanner dreads losing Jade when brain cancer threatens her first pregnancy. Kingsbury's latest heart-wringing novel tells of two familiar, beloved couples...
69) The snow queen
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A darkly luminous new novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours
Michael Cunningham's luminous novel begins with a vision. It's November 2004. Barrett Meeks, having lost love yet again, is walking through Central Park when he is inspired to look up at the sky; there he sees a pale, translucent light that seems to regard him in a distinctly godlike way. Barrett doesn't believe in visions—or
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"How do you hold onto hope in a difficult time? In the small city of Wharton, Connecticut, lives are beginning to unravel. A woman loses the love of her life. A son struggles with addiction. A widow misses her late spouse. A husband betrays his wife. At the heart of these interlinking stories is one couple: Freddie and Greg Tyler. Greg has just been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a brutal form of cancer. He has never been dependent or weak, and...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xvi, 524 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
"Each year, more than 230,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, and 30 to 40 percent of patients who are diagnosed will eventually relapse. But the good news is that more men are being cured of this disease than ever before. Now in a revised third edition, this lifesaving guide by Dr. Patrick Walsh and award-winning science writer Janet Farrar Worthington offers a message of hope to every man facing this illness. Prostate cancer is a different...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Today, Jim Allison is a name to be reckoned with throughout the scientific world, holding a 2018 Nobel Prize for discovering the role of the immune system in defeating cancer. But for decades, he waged a lonely war against the skepticism of the medical establishment and the resistance of Big Pharma. This is the astounding true story of one warm-hearted, stubborn man's visionary quest to find a cure for cancer.
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Pub. Date
c2009
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xx, 329 p. ; 25 cm.
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In this no-nonsense book, bestselling author Somers takes on the $200 billion cancer business, explaining why it is hurting rather than helping people. She interviews cutting-edge doctors who are changing the face of cancer treatment without poisons or surgery.
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Lucy Hansson was ready for a perfect summer with her boyfriend, working at her childhood Bible camp on the lake and spending quality time with her parents. When her mom's cancer reappears, her boyfriend "pauses" their relationship, and her summer job switches to a camp for troubled kids, Lucy falters in her faith. Then long-hidden family secrets emerge. Can Lucy set aside her problems and discover what grace really means?
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Pub. Date
©2004
Physical Desc
281 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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A true story as it unfolded in the journals of a mother and daughter facing a devastating illness. Determined to transform their deepest fears of illness and death into a spiritual experience based on love and trust and a desire to deepen their relationship.
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