Cancer: Books

A guide to recent insights into the genetic and epigenetic parameters of cancer biology and pathology as well as emerging clinical applications.

Looks at the history and recent advances in cancer research that challenge what is currently known about the disease.

The story of a group of Goodyear Tire and Rubber workers fatally exposed to toxic chemicals, the lawyer who sought justice on their behalf, and the shameful lack of protection our society affords all workers.

Covers multiple symptoms inherent in the treatment of cancer. Each symptom is examined in terms of its cause, pathophysiology, assessment, management, evaluation of therapeutic approaches, and patient self-care.

A comprehensive textbook on the subject that crosses disciplines and represents a wide spectrum of specialists throughout the country, including surgical, radiation and medical oncologists, as well as dentists, pathologists, radiologists and nurses.

Offers real and inspiring solutions to the unique challenges encountered on the cancer journey, while honoring and caring for the whole person and his or her entire family. Covers the essential aspects of conventional diagnosis, staging, and treatment; how to make informed and intelligent choices about the most effective, safe, and reliable complementary and alternative therapies; and new possibilities for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

An investigation into the ways that profit, personalities, and politics obstruct real progress in the war on cancer and one doctor's passionate call to action for change.

A memoir by a professor at Duke Divinity Law School who specializes in the study of the prosperity gospel and is diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer.

The memoir of a woman diagnosed with ovarian cancer and underwent radical debulking surgery, an attempt to excise the cancer by removing part or all of many organs in the lower abdomen. Mines the deepest levels of anguish and devotion as she struggles to come to terms with her body's betrayal and the frightful protocols of contemporary medicine.

Joe Biden chronicles the year leading to the death of his son Beau from brain cancer.

The memoir of a young mother, born blind in Vietnam and an immigrant to the United States as young child, who faces a terminal cancer diagnosis.

A memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question: What makes a life worth living?