Knowledge Beats Cancer (Paperback)

Soft cover, full colour photographs and illustrations

YOU HAVE CANCER or have a loved one who has been diagnosed with cancer! Your blood runs cold when you hear the diagnosis. After the shock and denial come the questions: What will I have to go through now? What are my chances?
What cancer is and how it originates
How common it is and success of cancer therapies
The importance of diet, regular examinations and self examination
The many branches and approaches of modern therapy
Modern treatment and prognosis of common cancers (29 types)
Breakthroughs in molecular biology with fewer side-effects
Bone marrow stem cell transplantation
edian survival periods
Alternative, complementary and integrated therapies
Patient support, recovery after mastectomy, cancer in youth and children, effective pain control, care of patients with advanced cancer
Support by community organisations
Author's personal perspective on suffering and healing through faith