Fighting Cancer with Knowledge and Hope

A Guide for Patients, Families, and Health Care Providers

By: Richard C. Frank MD

Narrated by: Charles Hield

Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

Anyone who is diagnosed with cancer receives a frightening blow, and in many cases the diagnosis is accompanied by a bewildering array of treatment choices. In this invaluable book, Dr. Richard C. Frank offers comfort and help to cancer patients, their families, and their caretakers. Dr. Frank empowers patients by unlocking the mysteries of the disease and explaining in plain language the ways to confront and combat it. An award-winning medical oncologist recognized for his humanitarian approach as well as his research accomplishments, Dr. Frank understands that cancer patients and their families need insight into the disease along with a sense of control. He therefore addresses these vital topics: what cancer is and how it spreads; how cancer treatment strategies are chosen; how cancer-fighting drugs work to shut down the growth of the disease; which factors affect a patient's prognosis; how patients can visualize cancer treatments at work in the body and why this is helpful; and how to deal with "uncurable" cancer.

With a wealth of patient case histories, helpful coping strategies from cancer survivors, and up-to-date information on useful resources, Fighting Cancer is a book cancer patients and their loved ones can turn to with confidence and hope.

The book is published by Yale University Press.

©2009 Richard C. Frank, M.D. (P)2012 Redwood Audiobooks

Critic reviews

• Winner of the 2010 Will Solimene Award for Excellence in Medical Communication (New England Chapter of the American Medical Writers Association)

"An important resource for patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals.... [It] demonstrates the author's astute knowledge coupled with profound compassion." (Phyllis Osterman, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)

" Fighting Cancer with Knowledge and Hope is a book that will provide confidence and direction to people with cancer and their loved ones." (Diane Blum, Executive Director, CancerCare)

"This book simplifies the language of cancer medicine and its related science to a level that allows most patients and family members to understand the important concepts needed to make decisions about treatment and overall care." (Ann A. Jakubowski, Ph.D., M.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)

Outstanding book to learn about the entire process

What made the experience of listening to Fighting Cancer with Knowledge and Hope the most enjoyable?

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I was overwhelmed by all of the questions that I had and everything that I didn't understand about cancer. It seemed like every question I asked my doctors only generated new questions and left me feeling more overwhelmed.

After listing to the book, I have a much better understanding of cancer and how I can make the best decisions about how to proceed with my treatment.

This book will appeal to anyone that wants more detailed answers about cancer and it's treatment.

This book let's you know what to expect from your doctor.

It is vitally important that you find the best doctor and treatment facility for you.

Anyone that has been diagnosed should get a second opinion as soon as possible and should also consider being treated at a different facility.

This book provides compassionate and straight forward information about cancer.

Any additional comments?

The narration is excellent but a little slower that I liked. I was able to bump up the speed using the audible software.