When Your Life Is Touched by Cancer: Practical Advice and Insights for Patients, Professionals, and Those Who Care
The best path through cancer is different for each individual. A cancer survivor himself, Bob Riter addresses the issues that accompany a cancer diagnosis. His suggestions follow the cancer-patient experience, from initial diagnosis through treatment and posttreatment, with a special section devoted to supporting others with cancer. In short, clear sections, Riter addresses:
- How to have conversations about cancer with friends, family and doctors
- Breaking the news to parents and children, including tips on what to say
- Separating what can be done from what should be done
- Conventional, complementary and alternative treatment options
- The often-difficult period when treatment ends
When Your Life is Touched by Cancer is also a valuable resource for everyone who cares about a cancer patient and wants to learn ways to support them while dealing with their own emotions. Doctors, too, will benefit from the insights on doctor-patient interactions.
Designed to be picked up and read as needed, When Your Life is Touched by Cancer is a resource you can turn to in moments of crisis or calm, when you are looking for immediate comfort or the tools to move forward.
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Book details
- Author
- Bob Riter
- Imprint
- Hunter House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 168
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Health & Fitness › Diseases & Conditions › Cancer
Medical › Oncology - Topics
- cancer diagnosis · cancer treatment · patient-doctor communication · family and cancer · complementary medicine · emotional support · life after treatment · cancer survivorship
- ISBN-13
- 9780897936798 (Paperback)9781630266790 (Hardcover)
About the author
BOB RITER is a cancer survivor and advocate who served as Executive Director of the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes in Ithaca, New York, and later as a patient advocate within Cornell University’s Physical Sciences and Oncology Center.
Riter received the 2006 Innovation in Breast Cancer Research and Education Award in the health professional category from the New York State Innovation in Breast Cancer Research and Education Program. He holds a master’s degree in health services administration from the University of Michigan and attended Oberlin College. His writing on cancer has appeared in the Ithaca Journal, Newsweek and CR Magazine.
When not writing, Riter draws on his experience as a breast cancer survivor, diagnosed in 1996 at the age of 40. That personal history informs his work as an advocate within the cancer community.
Bob lives in Ithaca, New York.