Coping with the Emotional Impact of Cancer
Become an Active Patient and Take Charge of Your Treatment

by Neil A. Fiore,Ph.D.

Foreword by Harold H. Benjamin, Ph.D.

Drawing on his experience as a thirty-year survivor of a “terminal” cancer diagnosis and his training as a licensed psychologist, Neil Fiore provides deep insight and practical tools for:

• managing the initial shock at receiving a cancer diagnosis
• lessening stress and worry
• combating depression
• preparing your body for treatment
• living a rich full life with cancer despite the fear and possibility of recurrence

Wise and compassionate, this book shows patients and their families how to work with medical caregivers, communicate with each other, and overcome feelings of helplessness.

About the Author

Neil Fiore is a founding member of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, the author of The Now Habit and Awaken Your Strongest Self, a Vietnam vet, and a licensed psychologist and coach in private practice.

Reviews

 “Neil Fiore is a long term survivor. Coping with the Emotional Impact of Cancer is a book that may save your life.  Don't enter an oncologist's office without it. ”
—Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
Author, Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather's Blessings

“Dr. Neil Fiore is a Godsend to those making the journey through cancer. His wise and practical advice, which comes from personal experience as well as years of working with others on a healing path, is a gift beyond measure.”
—Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind

“I found myself saying ‘yes’ over and over as I read each chapter. A breast cancer survivor, and an oncology social worker, I found wisdom and insight scattered throughout the pages.”
—Patricia Fobair, LCSW, MPH, author and editor, Learning to Live Again and clinical social worker at Stanford University Medical Center's radiation oncology department