The big ordeal : understanding and managing the psychological turmoil of cancer
Coping with cancer is hard. It is an emotional ordeal as well as a physical one, with known and somewhat predictable psychological responses. And yet, patients often feel isolated and alone when dealing with the stress, anxiety, depression, and existential crises so typical with a cancer diagnosis. The big ordeal, written in collaboration with a psychologist and two oncologists, tackles the emotional side of the experience head-on, to help newly...