Women confront cancer : making medical history by choosing alternative and complementary therapies / [edited by] Margaret J. Wooddell and David J. Hess ; foreword by Barbara Joseph.

Other author Wooddell, Margaret J., 1961-
Other author Hess, David J.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxi, 258 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Breast--Cancer. --Alternative treatment. --Case studies.

Contents Patient no more / Sharon Batt -- The growing lymphedema epidemic / Gayle Black -- Giving your program 100 percent / Alice Cedillo -- A mother battles the FDA for medical freedom / Kimberly Eckley -- Using visualization and fantasy for healing / Alice Hopper Epstein -- Diet, faith, and the Manner protocol / Pat Fogderud -- On becoming a cancer activist / Ann Fonfa -- Maintaining hope after the doctors give up / Anne Frahm -- Saying no to a mastectomy, twenty-five years ago / Myrna Gene -- Overcoming cancer with diet / Louise Greenfield -- What your doctor may not tell you / Cathy Hitchcock --Confronting "national breast policy" / Susan Holloran -- A doctor combines chemo and macrobiotics / Barbara Joseph -- The wake-up call from your body / Dixie Keithly -- Everything counts / Teresa Kennett -- Cancer as a spiritual voyage / Charlotte Louise -- A chemist on grapes, nutrition and the Bible / Matilda Moore -- The Marathon Olympic Tumor Eradication and Prevention Program / Susan Moss -- Going to Mexico to regain medical choice / Pat Prince -- A journey from the personal to the political / Virginia Soffa -- Healing through personal power / Melanie Zucker.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98019752
ISBN081473586X (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN0814735878 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks RC280.B8 W665 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold