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In The Human Side of Cancer, Jimmie C.
Holland, M.D., of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, explores
the broad range of emotions people with cancer and their loved
ones experience from the moment of diagnosis through the treatment
and its aftermath.
We have included Chapters 1 & 2 for your
review. You may read through or download each chapter to your
computer for later viewing. We hopeful that you find the selected
text of assistance.
Chapter 1: What is the Human Side of
Cancer?
"Every person brings unique characteristics to dealing
with illness: a particular personality, a way of coping, a set
of beliefs and values, a way of looking at the world. The goal
is to take these qualities into consideration and make sure that
they work in favor of the person at each point along the cancer
journey. I hope that my suggestions, impartial information, and
sharing of what I have learned over many years of clinical work
can make your own journey a little easier and keep you from losing
hope."
Chapter
2: The Tyranny of Positive Thinking
"For most patients, cancer is the most difficult and frightening
experience they have ever encountered. All this hype claiming
that if you don't have a positive attitude and that if you get
depressed you are making your tumor grow faster invalidates people's
natural and understandable reactions to a threat to their lives.
That's what I mean by the tyranny of positive thinking."
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