Author: Marc Silver
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402273088
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
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Let's face it, cancer sucks. This book provides real-life advice from real-life teens designed to help teens live with a parent who is fighting cancer. One million American teenagers live with a parent who is fighting cancer. It's a hard blow for those already navigating high school, preparing for college, and becoming increasingly independent. Author Maya Silver was 15 when her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001. She and her dad, Marc, have combined their family's personal experience with advice from dozens of medical professionals and real stories from 100 teens—all going through the same thing Maya did. The topic of cancer can be difficult to approach, but in a highly designed, engaging style, this book gives practical guidance that includes: How to talk about the diagnosis (and what does diagnosis even mean, anyway?) The best outlets for stress (punching a wall is not a great one, but should it happen, there are instructions for a patch job) How to deal with friends (especially one the ones with 'pity eyes') Whether to tell the teachers and guidance counselors and what they should know (how not to get embarrassed in class) What happens in a therapy session and how to find a support group if you want one A special section for parents also gives tips on strategies for sharing the news and explaining cancer to a child, making sure your child doesn't become the parent, what to do if the outlook is grim, and tips for how to live life after cancer. My Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks allows teens to see that they are not alone. That no matter how rough things get, they will get through this difficult time. That everything they're feeling is ok. Essays from Gilda Radner's "Gilda's Club" annual contest are an especially poignant and moving testimony of how other teens dealt with their family's situation. Praise for My Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks: "Wisely crafted into a wonderfully warm, engaging and informative book that reads like a chat with a group of friends with helpful advice from the experts." —Paula K. Rauch MD, Director of the Marjorie E. Korff Parenting At a Challenging Time Program "A must read for parents, kids, teachers and medical staff who know anyone with cancer. You will learn something on every page." —Anna Gottlieb, MPA, Founder and CEO Gilda's Club Seattle "This book is a 'must have' for oncologists, cancer treatment centers and families with teenagers." —Kathleen McCue, MA, LSW, CCLS, Director of the Children's Program at The Gathering Place, Cleveland, OH "My Parent Has Cancer and It Really Sucks provides a much-needed toolkit for teens coping with a parent's cancer." —Jane Saccaro, CEO of Camp Kesem, a camp for children who have a parent with cancer
Author: Archie W. Bleyer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540681523
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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This is the first comprehensive book devoted exclusively to cancer in adolescents and young adults. It compiles medical, epidemiological, biological, psychological, and emotional issues of young adults’ oncology. The emphasis is on the differences of the "same" cancer in younger and older patients. Model programs specially designed to care for patients in the age group and surveillance of long-term adverse effects are reviewed.
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Category : Cancer
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Author: Denise Thornton
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810872773
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
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Cancer hits hard at any age, but it is especially challenging for teens who must battle the disease while negotiating the tricky terrain of adolescence. This book explores the range of challenges the disease imposes on both teens who have cancer and those who have friends or family members with the disease. From diagnosis to treatment and survival, Denise Thornton pays special attention to how cancer can affect relationships and impact school life. Living with Cancer explores the toll the disease can take on self-image but also discusses how teens facing cancer can achieve a sense of balance and control. Each chapter takes advantage of expert knowledge and new information, and the book also features many narratives by teens whose lives have been changed by cancer. This book is immensely useful for teens who are facing the disease, as well as for friends and family members who want to understand and support them. Book jacket.
Author: Jenny Downham
Publisher: David Fickling Books
ISBN: 0375849378
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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For the many readers who love The Fault in Our Stars, this is the story of a girl who is determined to live, love, and to write her own ending before her time is finally up. Tessa has just months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, and drugs with excruciating side effects, Tessa compiles a list. It’s her To Do Before I Die list. And number one is Sex. Released from the constraints of “normal” life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Tessa’s feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, and her new boyfriend, are all painfully crystallized in the precious weeks before Tessa’s time runs out. A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year A Booklist Editors’ Choice A Book Sense Children’s Pick A Kirkus Reviews Editors’ Choice A Publishers Weekly Flying Start Author An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults The newly released feature film Now Is Good, starring Dakota Fanning, is based on Jenny Downham's intensely moving novel.
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Publisher: Cambria Press
ISBN: 1621969924
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Author: Clarissa Schilstra
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781514208083
Category : Cancer
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A diagnosis of cancer is devastating at any age. For teenagers and young adults, it presents a unique challenge both socially and emotionally. You strive for independence, but cancer leaves you completely dependent on those around you. At an age when you want nothing but to be with your peers, isolation resulting from a compromised immune system leaves you starving for social contact. When you should be able to start setting goals for the future, you are confronted with the possibility of having no future at all. This all makes staying positive very difficult. Through her own experiences as a two-time cancer survivor, and previous teen cancer patient who faced a forty percent chance of survival, Clarissa Schilstra has learned a great deal about all of these challenges and how to cope with them. In the pages of this book, she shares those stories and strategies, in an effort to provide a guide through the emotional roller coaster that is cancer treatment and life as a cancer survivor. A foreword by Lori Wiener, PhD, DCSW, FAPOS is included.
Author: Gail B. Stewart
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781560068846
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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This book discusses the stories of four young cancer patients and how each handles the daily demands of family, education, social life, doctor visits, and medical treatments and how each finds the strength and courage to continue their battle against cancer.
Author: Grinyer, Anne
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN: 0335221548
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 201
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This book uses original data gathered from in-depth research to present an account of what it is like to be an adolescent or young adult living with cancer.
Author: Katherine Carr
Publisher: Stalbridge Press
ISBN: 9780996488242
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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"ABCs of Cancer" differs from other cancer books for teenagers and young adults-rather than helping you deal with your emotions, this inspiring book shows you how to be proactive in helping your parent or loved one become a cancer survivor. When the word "cancer" first comes into their lives, 17-year-old Katherine is one week away from high school graduation, while her sister Jacqueline is only 14. But upon learning of their mother's diagnosis of stage 3 esophageal cancer, a rare cancer with a poor prognosis, the sisters immediately adopted a "we can do this" attitude that played a crucial role in enabling their mother to become cancer-free in only four months. In a cheerful, conversational manner, these sisters share personal stories, fun photos, and an alphabetized list of 127 tips, tidbits, and words of encouragement to help you and your family make it through your cancer journey. You'll learn about chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery-along with complementary treatments for emotional, mental, and physical health such as yoga, diet, and colorful hospital gowns. "ABCs of Cancer" also provides advice for dealing with the practical aspects of money, legal issues, and insurance-and, most importantly, staying focused on moving forward.
