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Childhood Cancer Guides 9781941089002 Pub Date: 9/1/14 Ship Date: 9/1/14 $29.95/$35.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Trade Paperback

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Childhood Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors A Guide for Families, Friends & Caregivers

Tania Shiminski-Maher, Catherine Woodman, Nancy Ke... This completely updated edition of Childhood Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors contains understandable medical information and true stories--practical, poignant, moving, funny--from more than 100 children with cancer and their parents. Reviewed by renowned experts in childhood cancer, the book also contain...

Each year about 4,000 children and teens in the United States are diagnosed with a brain or spinal cord tumor. The illness and its treatment can have devastating effects on family, friends, schoolmates, and the larger community. This newly updated edition contains essential information families need during this difficult time. It includes descriptions of the newest treatments, such as computer-assisted surgery, stem cell transplants, and targeted therapies as well as practical advice about how to cope with diagnosis, medical procedures, hospitalization, school, and finances. Effective ways to form a partnership with the medical team are provided, as are resources for medical information, emotional support, and financial assistance. The poignant and practical stories from more than 100 children with brain or spinal cord tumors and their parents show the personal side of diagnosis and treatment. Parents who read this book will find simply explained medical facts, advice to ease their daily life, and tools to be a strong advocate for their child.

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Tania Shiminski-Maher, a pediatric nurse practitioner, has worked for more than 30 years with children and teens who have brain and spinal cord tumors. She lives in New York City. Catherine Woodman is a physician who has published peer-reviewed papers on ethics of pediatric research and late effects of treatment for

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childhood cancer. She lives in Iowa City, Iowa. Nancy Keene is the author of several books, including Chemo,

Craziness, and Comfort; Childhood Cancer; Childhood Leukemia; Educating the Child with Cancer; and Your Child

in the Hospital. She lives in Bellingham, Washington.

Childhood Cancer Guides 9781941089156 Pub Date: 7/1/02 $29.95/$46.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Trade Paperback

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Childhood Cancer (2nd Edition) A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers

Honna Janes-Hodder, Nancy Keene

This second edition of the most complete parent guide available features detailed and precise medical information about solid tumor childhood cancers, including neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, liver tumors, soft tissue sarcomas, and bone sarcomas. In addition, it offers day-to-day practical advice on how to cope with procedures, hospitalization, family and friends, school, financial issues, and communication. Woven among the medical details and the practical advice are the voices of parents and children who have lived with cancer and its treatments. As many parents know, advice from "veteran" parents can be a lifeline. Obtaining a basic understanding of topics such as medical terminology, how drugs work, common side effects of chemotherapy, and how to work more effectively with medical personnel improves the quality of life for the whole family. Having parents describe their own emotional ups and downs, how they coped, and how they molded their family life around hospitalizations can be a tremendous comfort. Just knowing that there are other kids on chemotherapy who refuse to eat anythin...

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Honna Janes-Hodder's youngest son Matthew was diagnosed with neuroblastoma on his third birthday and passed away at age 7. She loved, cared for, and advocated for Matthew throughout his long struggle with cancer. Honna is the founder of ChildCan, The Childhood Cancer Research Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, Inc. For several years, Honna managed five of the online pediatric discussion groups for the Association of Cancer Online Services, which provide support and reliable information for families dealing with childhood cancer. Honna is a member of the Children's Cancer Group's Patient Advocacy Committee, the Newfoundland and Labrador Palliative Care Association, and the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association. Nancy Keene, a well-known writer and advocate for children with cancer, is the parent of a 22-year survivor of high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She is one of the founders of the nonprofit Childhood Cancer Guides, and she has written many books for families of children with cancer, including Childhood Leukemia; Your Child in the Hospital; and Chemo, Crazines...

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Childhood Cancer Survivors (3rd Edition) A Practical Guide to Your Future

Nancy Keene, Wendy Hobbie, Kathy Ruccione

More than 325,000 children, teens, and adults in the United States are survivors of childhood cancer. The surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and stem cell transplants used to cure children can affect growing bodies and developing minds. If survivors know of these potential problems, they can take steps to identify, cope with, or treat them early if they do develop.

The third edition of Childhood Cancer Survivors charts the territory for survivors by providing state-of-the-art information about: " Medical late effects from treatment " Emotional aspects of surviving cancer " Schedules for follow-up care " Challenges in the heath-care system " Lifestyle choices to maximize health " Discrimination in employment or insurance

Woven throughout the text are stories from more than 100 survivors and parents. Authors Keene, Hobbie, and Ruccione are experts in the field of childhood cancer. Keene is the mother of a survivor of childhood leukemia and the author of several books including Childhood Leukemia, Childhood Cancer, Educating the Child with Cancer, and Chemo, Craziness & Comfort. Hobbie i...

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Nancy Keene, a well-known writer and advocate for children with cancer, is the parent of a 22-year survivor of high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She is one of the founders of the nonprofit Childhood Cancer Guides, and she has written many books for families of children with cancer, including Childhood Leukemia; Your Child in the Hospital; and Chemo, Craziness, and Comfort. She co-authored Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers and Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Practical Guide to Your Future and edited Educating the Child with Cancer. She served as chair of the Patient Advocacy Committees of both the Children's Cancer Group (CCG) and Children's Oncology Group (COG)-- consortiums of researchers from more than 3000 institutions that treat children with cancer. Ms. Keene has been interviewed on National Public Radio about childhood cancer survivorship, frequently speaks to professional and parent groups, and has participated in online pediatric cancer support groups (www.acor.org) since they began in 1996.

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Childhood Leukemia (4th Edition) A Guide for Families, Friends & Caregivers

Nancy Keene

Approximately 3,300 children are diagnosed with leukemia in the United States each year. The illness and its treatment can have a devastating effect on family, friends, schoolmates, and the larger community. This newly updated edition of Childhood Leukemia contains the information and support parents need during this difficult time. Author Nancy Keene provides parents and family members with: • Updates on treatment, including stem cell transplants, information about tailoring drugs dosages to children's genetic profiles, and new methods for dealing with side effects. • Practical advice on how to cope with medical procedures, hospitalization, school, family, and financial issues. • Suggestion son ways to form a partnership with the medical team. • Stories from family members who have coped with leukemia and its treatments. • Updated resources for medical information, emotional support, and financial assistance. • A pull out medical record-keeper. Parents who read this book will find understandable medical infomation, obtain advice that eases their daily life, and feel empowered to be ...

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Nancy Keene, a well-known writer and advocate for children with cancer, is the parent of a 22-year survivor of high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She is one of the founders of the nonprofit Childhood Cancer Guides, and she has written many books for families of children with cancer, including Childhood Cancer Survivors; Your Child in the Hospital; and Chemo, Craziness, and Comfort. She co-authored Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers and edited Educating the Child with Cancer. She served as chair of the Patient Advocacy Committees of both the Children's Cancer Group (CCG) and Children's Oncology Group (COG)-- consortiums of researchers from more than 300 institutions that treat children with cancer. Ms. Keene has been interviewed on National Public Radio about childhood cancer survivorship, frequently speaks to professional and parent groups, and has participated in online pediatric cancer support groups (www.acor.org) since they began in 1996.

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Editorial Pax Mexico 9789688609927 Pub Date: 5/1/13 $13.95/$15.95 Can. Trade Paperback


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Cancer Sanando las emociones que despierta

Maria Guadalupe Iturbe

Focusing on love and compassion as powerful emotions that heal, this guide aims to help readers who have received a cancer diagnosis, or whose loved ones have been diagnosed. This book facilitates the emotional healing process after diagnosis and during cancer treatment, emboldening patients to avoid feelings of victimization and to instead discover and heighten their inner strength. Encouraging the development of a resilient attitude, this book is a testimony to life that asserts the importance of recognizing and receiving love during trying times.

Enfocándose en el amor y la compasión como emociones potentes que curan, esta guía busca ayudar al lector que ha recibido un diagnóstico de cáncer, o cuyos seres queridos han sido diagnosticados. Este libro facilita el proceso de curación emocional después del diagnóstico y durante el tratamiento del cáncer, animando al paciente a evitar sentimientos de victimización y en vez a descubrir y realzar su fortaleza interior. Incitando el desarrollo de una actitud de resiliencia, este libro es un testimonio de vida que afirma la importancia d...

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Maria Guadalupe Iturbe is an expert in education and human development who has extensive experience counseling both adults and children. She is also a teacher at Universidad LaSalle Secondary School, where she has received the Lasallist Woman of Success and Indivisa Manent awards. She is the founder of a civil organization dedicated to giving psychological and emotional support, occupational therapy, skills development, and physical conditioning to cancer patients and their families.

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Piatkus Books 9780749954901 Pub Date: 2/25/13 $15.95 Trade Paperback


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The Cancer Survivor's Companion Practical Ways to Cope with Your Feelings After Cancer

Frances Goodhart, Lucy Atkins

From body image issues to money troubles and health issues arising from the treatment itself-the cancer survivor's bible

Packed with useful information and advice, along with quotes and case studies that will help readers feel less isolated, this is a practical and highly accessible guide to life after cancer. More than one in three people will develop some kind of cancer in their lifetime, and more than half will survive for at least five years after diagnosis-a number that, thanks to screenings and new treatments, is set to increase dramatically in the future. This growing number of cancer survivors faces numerous physical, psychological, social, and spiritual issues including body image issues, money troubles, and relationship and work problems, not to mention numerous health issues arising from the cancer treatment. These issues last for the rest of the survivors' lives, and they can be devastatingly hard to handle. Throughout this helpful book, there are practical self-help tools and mini self-management guides that enable readers not just to "cope" but to live.

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Dr. Frances Goodhart is a clinical psychologist in oncology and palliative care. Lucy Atkins is a health journalist and the author of First-Time Parent.

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John Blake 9781782193623 Pub Date: 9/1/13 $27.95/$30.95 Can. Trade Paperback

374 pages Carton Qty: 10 Cooking / Health & Healing CKB103000


Chemo Cookery Club Over 150 Delicious and Healthy Recipes for Your Journey to Recovery

Penny Ericson, Simon Firullo

With nutritional information written and supported by cancer research dieticians, this book offers fun and delicious ways to prepare food and get practical help while going through treatment

Aimed at those going through cancer treatment and their caregivers, this book explains how to create delicious meals and snacks that tantalize the tastebuds, no matter how experienced-or otherwise-the reader is in the kitchen. Whether a patient is struggling with loss of appetite, wondering how to get more iron into their diet, wanting to relieve "metal mouth," or dismayed that their favorite foods now seem tasteless as a result of treatment, this book can help. Accessible, delicious recipes include Cesar Salad, full of B12 vitamins and strong flavors to wake up sleeping taste buds; Wild Mushroom Tart, which includes three sources of calcium; French Bean & Onion Ring Casserole, for vintage comfort food; Chocolate Silk Pie, for the chocolate cravings common to treatment; and Gin & Tonic Ice Lollies, to help with dry mouth and nausea and stimulate appetite. When life is turned upside down, what we ...

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Penny Ericson is the author of a cookbook for cancer sufferers and care givers. She began her culinary career in the 80's in Calgary, Alberta Canada and Seattle, Washington. She earned her way through university working in every type of kitchen and restaurant from sandwich bar to Michelin star while studying art, theater design, and English literature. After a career in management consulting, she returned to her culinary roots when she met her husband Simon who is a bowel cancer survivor and the inspiration for Chemo Cookery Club. They live with their pampered cats, the Gabors-Eva and Zsa Zsa. Simon Firullo is a photographer and the founder of a design company.

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Trine Day 9781937584405 Pub Date: 5/21/13 $16.95/$18.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Trade Paperback



Consider the Lilies A Review of Cures for Cancer and their Unlawful Suppression

Mary W. Maxwell

This book is not about so-called alternative medicine. It is about standard, orthodox medicine that had many good treatments for cancer up until the early 20th century. For reasons of power and control of the population, it was decided around 1910 that only radiation and surgery would be the approved treatments (and chemo was later added in the 1950s).

Maxwell shows how physicians who tried to use the older methods were threatened with loss of their medical license or were more harshly punished. These include Emanuel Revici, Virginia Livingston, and Robert Lincoln. She also argues that Edward Jenner engaged on fraud re smallpox vaccination.

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Author BioMary W. Maxwell, PhD, LLB, is the author of several books, including Human Evolution, Morality Among

Nations, and Prosecution for Treason.


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Esperance Press Inc. 9780983501718 Pub Date: 5/1/13 $18.95/$20.95 Can. Trade Paperback



How to Cope Better When You Have Cancer (2nd Edition) William Penzer

Having taught "heart and soul givers" with loved ones who have been diagnosed with cancer how to navigate the sea of emotions he came to call Cancerville, Dr. William Penzer now turns his attention to helping people who have been diagnosed with cancer themselves. As a guide on this demanding journey, his goal is to gently take readers by the hand and lift them up onto a horse he calls Hope and help them find ways to be "Dam Strong!" Divided into five key sections pertaining to the various stages of accepting and understanding the land called Cancerville, his advice includes how to calm fears and anxieties, how to deal with emotional ups and downs, how to manage anger and communication, how to keep relaxation and laughter in one's life, and how to draw from both realistic and unrealistic optimism depending on the circumstances. For additional support, each chapter ends with an inspirational story of "Real People Facing Cancer."

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Author BioWilliam Penzer, PhD, has been a psychologist for more than 40 years. He is the author of Getting Back Up from

an Emotional Down, a self-help bestseller from the 1980s. He lives in Coral Springs, Florida.

Esperance Press Inc. 9780983501725 Pub Date: 7/26/13 $14.95/$16.95 Can. Trade Paperback



I'm Not Only a Cancer Patient I'm a Survivor A Workbook for Adults

William Penzer

This workbook is meant to help people dealing with cancer cope better and take charge of their journey. Acting as a road map for patients' experience through what the author describes as "Cancerville," the workbook helps patients become proactive, empowered, energized, optimistic, inspired, organized, and relaxed. A companion to

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the author's coping manuals How to Cope Better When Someone You Love Has Cancer and How to Cope Better

When You Have Cancer, it can also stand alone as an essential tool for the sick or the supportive.

Author BioWilliam Penzer, PhD, has been a psychologist for more than 40 years. He is the author of Getting Back Up from

an Emotional Down, a self-help bestseller from the 1980s. He lives in Coral Springs, Florida.


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Hachette Books Ireland 9781444743432 Pub Date: 11/1/13 $22.95 Trade Paperback

288 pages Carton Qty: 32 Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs

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I've Got Cancer, What's Your Excuse? Anne Gildea

Courageous, sometimes absurdly funny, and often heartbreaking, this is one woman's journey as she learns that there are some things she can't cure with comedy

She was told, "you've got cancer." She expected the shock, fear, and tears. But not so the secret relief, the silent desire to die, the surreptitious gratitude she may have been handed a get-out clause. This brave and humorous memoir moves through depression, comedy, Catholicism, chemotherapy, the bog, emigration, sex, and having one breast, and the startling sense of cancer having been more a gift than a curse. It asks and answers the question: "Was I saved by cancer?"

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Anne Gildea is a weekly columnist with the Irish Mail and the author of Deadlines and Dickheads.

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Addicus Books 9781886039094 Pub Date: 1/2/12 $19.95/$21.95 Can. Trade Paperback


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Lung Cancer (2nd Edition) A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment

Walter J. Scott The very latest information on detection and therapies

SummaryWhat is my prognosis? What are my treatment options? Which therapies would be the most effective for my

stage of lung cancer? These and other frequently asked questions are addressed in this crucial reference designed to help patients educate themselves and obtain the best possible treatments. The completely revised second edition has been updated to include a discussion of the movement towards customized chemotherapy; treatment options for early-stage lung cancer including minimally invasive surgery; and the most promising treatments, among them multimodality therapy-a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Dr. Scott also surveys tests for early detection of lung cancer, talks about the importance of cancer staging, examines alternative treatments, and offers advice on coping with emotions such as "smoker's guilt."

Walter J. Scott, MD, is an associate professor in the section of thoracic surgical oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, one of the first comprehensive cancer care centers designated by the National Cancer Institute. He is board certified in both thoracic and general surgery and specializes in the treatment of cancers

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involving the chest, with a special emphasis on lung cancer. He is an editorial reviewer for the Annals of Thoracic

Surgery, the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, and the journal Lung Cancer. He serves as a chair of the Thoracic Oncology Network of the American College of Chest Physicians. He lives in Rydal, Pennsylvania.


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Chicago Review Press 9781613748602 Pub Date: 10/15/14 Ship Date: 10/15/14 $26.95/$31.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardcover

336 pages Carton Qty: 32 Biography & Autobiography / Medical

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Pandora's DNA Tracing the Breast Cancer Genes Through History, Science, and One Family Tree

Lizzie Stark

Would you cut out your healthy breasts and ovaries if you thought it might save your life? That's not a theoretical question for journalist Lizzie Stark's relatives, who grapple with the horrific legacy of cancer built into the family DNA, a BRCA mutation that has robbed most of her female relatives of breasts, ovaries, peace of mind, or life itself. In Pandora's DNA, Stark uses her family's experience to frame a larger story about the so-called breast cancer genes, exploring the morass of legal quandaries, scientific developments, medical breakthroughs, and ethical concerns that surround the BRCA mutations, from the troubling history of prophylactic surgery and the storied origins of the boob job to the landmark lawsuit against Myriad Genetics, which held patents on the BRCA genes every human carries in their body until the Supreme Court overturned them in 2013. Although a genetic test for cancer risk may sound like the height of scientific development, the treatment remains crude and barbaric. Through her own experience, Stark shows what it's like to live in a brave new world wher...

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Author BioLizzie Stark is the author of Leaving Mundania and a freelance journalist who has written for io9.com , The Today

Show website, Psychology Today, The Daily Beast and the Philadelphia Inquirer. She holds an M.S. in New Media Journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She founded and edited the literary journal Fringe.

Piatkus Books 9780749954116 Pub Date: 5/1/11 $22.95 Trade Paperback


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Say No to Cancer The Drug-free Guide to Preventing and Helping Fight Cancer

Patrick Holford, Liz Efiong

An expanded and updated edition that reflects the latest information on the connection between cancer and diet and lifestyle-and how to reduce risk of the disease By improving your diet and taking the right nutritional supplements you really can say no to cancer, and this guide explains how. New chapters reflect the very latest information on the connection between diet and lifestyle and the risk of developing cancer. It offers guidance for people who wish to avoid getting cancer, and for those who want to know what they can do nutritionally if they have cancer or want to prevent reoccurrence. Cancer is increasing at an alarming rate and one in three people will develop cancer at some point in their lives. According to the World Cancer Research Fund, up to 39 percent of the most common cancers are preventable through diet, physical activity, and weight control alone.

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Patrick Holford is one of the world's leading authorities on nutrition and mental health. He has written 30 health

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books and is the founder of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition His books include The Holford Low GL Diet, The

New Optimum Nutrition Bible, and Optimum Nutrition for the Mind. Liz Efiong is a nutritional therapist.


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Addicus Books 9781886039971 Pub Date: 7/15/10 $19.95/$21.95 Can. Trade Paperback


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Straight Talk About Breast Cancer (4th Edition) From Diagnosis to Recovery

Suzanne W. Braddock, Jane M. Kercher, John J Edney...

This medical handbook serves as an accessible resource for answering the questions of women with breast cancer as well as easing the concerns of their spouses and family members. Drawing on the personal experiences of a breast-cancer survivor and the professional expertise of breast-cancer specialists, this guide outlines the various treatment options for cancer patients-including lumpectomy and mastectomy surgeries, radiation treatment, and chemotherapy-both in terms of how they work and the toll they take on a patient's life. Photographs on breast reconstruction are included as is a complete list of resources and an open discussion of hereditary and reoccurrence risks. The latest information on diagnostics and treatment is provided, making this an essential resource for those affected by breast cancer.

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Suzanne W. Braddock, MD, is a breast cancer survivor and a dermatologist. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Jane M. Kercher, MD, is a general and oncological surgeon. She lives in Littleton, Colorado. John J. Edney, MD, is a plastic surgeon specializing in postmastectomy breast reconstruction and cosmetic surgery. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Melanie Morrissey Clark is the editor in chief of Today's Omaha Woman and the coauthor of The Fertility Handbook. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska.

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LaChance Publishing LLC 9781934184004 Pub Date: 5/1/07 $16.95/$21.95 Can. Trade Paperback

250 pages Carton Qty: 32 Health & Fitness / Diseases HEA039030 Series: Voices Of series


Voices of Lung Cancer The Healing Companion: Stories for Courage, Comfort and Strength

S. Epatha Merkerson

Provided by the patients, their friends, families, and caregivers of those diagnaosed with lung cancer, these very personal stories offer inspired insight into the ways families and professionals care for both themselves and the patient, gain a deeper understanding of the relationships, and learn to come to terms with the end of life. Included are essays by medical experts about the science of lung cancer, current treatments, choosing the right doctors, and what the future holds for the next generation of patients.

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The Healing Project is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2005 and dedicated to creating a community of support for those challenged with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. S. Epatha Merkerson is a Tony Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actress best-known for her role on the television crime drama Law & Order.

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American Cancer Society 9780944235713 Pub Date: 4/1/09 $24.95/$27.95 Can. Trade Paperback

893 pages Carton Qty: 8 Medical / Alternative Medicine MED004000 Series: American Cancer Society Complete Guide t

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American Cancer Society Complete Guide to Complementary & Alternative Cancer Therapies (2nd Edition) David Rosenthal

Written for consumers, patients, and families seeking reliable information about nontraditional therapies, this is a quick and easy guide to the latest information about complementary and alternative methods most commonly available to people with cancer. It includes more than 250 entries covering a broad range of topics, such as herbs, vitamins, minerals, mind/body/spirit, diet and nutrition, physical touch, and biological methods. Each entry provides a synopsis of what the method involves and what effects can occur. Current research findings are explained in brief and understandable language, providing fast access to specific areas of interest.

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The American Cancer Society is an organization committed to fighting cancer through balanced programs of research, education, patient service, advocacy, and rehabilitation. Its goals emphasize prevention, early detection, and screening; comprehensive treatment information; answers to questions about insurance, money, and planning for the future; and strategies for coping with the physical symptoms and emotional effects of cancer. They are based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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American Cancer Society Complete Guide to Family Caregiving (2nd

Edition) The Essential Guide to Cancer Caregiving at Home

Julia A. Bucher, Peter S. Houts, Terri Ades

Updated to provide the latest information, techniques, resources, and insights into caregiving, this practical guide offers manageable solutions to the many conditions and situations caregivers may face. From physical and emotional conditions, to dealing with health care providers and insurance carriers this resource helps teach caregivers to take care of their own needs as well as those of the person with cancer. Offering thorough, concise checklists, questions to ask the doctor, signs and symptoms to note, and where and when to turn for more help, this reference includes a comprehensive list of specific resources, as well as a large glossary of terms.

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Peter S. Houts, PhD, is a retired professor of behavioral science at Penn State University College of Medicine. A social psychologist, Dr. Houts has conducted research for more than twenty-five years on how cancer patients cope with their illness. He has developed and evaluated innovative interventions to help cancer patients and their family caregivers cope with illness. He has also directed surveys focusing on the problems and unmet needs of people dealing with a cancer diagnosis. Dr. Houts was a co-developer of the psychoeducational COPE Model, which is widely used in applying problem-solving techniques to cope with illness. He continues to mentor colleagues and act as a consultant on research dealing with applying problem-solving education and counseling to health care. Dr. Houts is coauthor of numerous publications on caring for cancer patients and helping those dealing with cancer to cope with it effectively. Julia A. Bucher RN, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Nursing at York College of Pennsylvania, where she teaches Community Health Nursing. Her previous e...

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284 pages Carton Qty: 24 Health & Fitness / Diseases HEA039030 Series: American Cancer Society Complete Guide t

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American Cancer Society Complete Guide to Nutrition for Cancer Survivors (2nd Edition) Eating Well, Staying Well During and After Cancer

Abby S. Bloch, Barbara Grant, Kathryn K. Hamilton,...

Written for consumers, patients, and families seeking reliable information about nutritional support for people with cancer, this comprehensive guide offers the latest information about using nutrition to optimal advantage during the cancer journey. Also discussed is the role of sound nutritional choices before, during, and after cancer therapy and how they can help bolster energy levels, strengthen the immune system, fight off infection, and minimize the side effects of treatment. Charts, information on special diets, and level-headed advice about dietary supplements make this a valuable tool for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

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Barbara Grant, MS, RD, CSO, LD, is the outpatient clinical nutritionist at the Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center and is a board-certified specialist in oncology nutrition. She lives in Boise, Idaho. Abby S. Bloch, PhD,

RD, is executive director of programs and research for the Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Foundation, was on staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer, and was chairperson for the American Cancer Society Advisory Committee on Nutrition and Physical Activity. She lives in New York City. Kathryn K. Hamilton, MA, RD, CDN, CSO, is an outpatient clinical oncology dietitian with the Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at the Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, New Jersey; an assistant professor at College of St. Elizabeth in Morristown; and a board-certified specialist in oncology nutrition. She lives in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Cynthia A.

Thomson, PhD, RD, is an associate professor at the University of Arizona department of nutritional sciences, a board-certified specialist in oncology nutrition, and was a nominee for the Sidney Salmon Memorial Award for Cancer Resea...

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256 pages Carton Qty: 20 Medical / Pain Medicine MED093000


American Cancer Society's Guide to Pain Control Understanding and Managing Cancer Pain

Betty Ferrell

Effective pain management enables people with cancer to live the lives they want to lead-to eat, sleep, spend time with loved ones, work, pursue hobbies-and this helpful guide explains the many pain-relief options available, including medicines and other methods. Readers will discover how to achieve acceptable pain control and how to understand the optimal balance between pain relief and the potential side effects of pain medications. The book addresses step-by-step ways to describe pain and communicate pain-relief needs; common barriers to pain relief and how to overcome them; and practical tips and strategies for coping with side effects of pain medication.

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The American Cancer Society is an organization committed to fighting cancer through balanced programs of research, education, patient service, advocacy, and rehabilitation. Its goals emphasize prevention, early detection, and screening; comprehensive treatment information; answers to questions about insurance, money, and planning for the future; and strategies for coping with the physical symptoms and emotional effects of cancer. They are based in Atlanta.

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176 pages Carton Qty: 52 Medical / Preventive Medicine MED076000 Series: Clear & Simple: All Your Questions Answered series


Breast Cancer Clear & Simple All Your Questions Answered

Aimed at easing fears and encouraging informed health care choices, this practical and reassuring book provides all the essential facts, behavior guidance, and support about cancer-related decisions. Created by leading medical authorities on breast cancer in collaboration with editorial and design experts in health literacy, the book offers readers a streamlined, step-by-step approach to dealing with a cancer diagnosis.

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American Cancer Society 9781604430301 Pub Date: 11/1/13 $24.95/$27.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Trade Paperback


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Breast Cancer Journey (3rd Edition) The Essential Guide to Treatment and Recovery

Ruth O'Regan, Sheryl G. A. Gabram, Terri Ades, Ric...

Offering encouragement and support, this updated guide is the authority on coping with breast cancer. Highlighting all the latest medical developments, from diagnosis through treatment and recovery, this essential book guides newly diagnosed patients every step of the way. Including practical tips on managing the emotions, reactions, and side effects of breast cancer and its treatment, detailed questions to ask a medical team for empowerment, and wellness plans for recovery and life after cancer, this comprehensive manual is packed with information to best manage the breast cancer experience.

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Ruth O'Regan, MD, is a professor of hematology and medical oncology at Emory University and the chief of hematology and medical oncology at the Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence at Grady Memorial Hospital. Sheryl G. A. Gabram, MD, MBA, FACS, is the surgeon-in-chief for Grady Health System, principal investigator on the AVON Foundation grant, and director of the AVON Comprehensive Breast Center. She has been named by the patient resource guide, Castle Connolly, as one of America's top cancer doctors for seven consecutive years. Terri Ades, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCN, is director of cancer information for the American Cancer Society. She is an expert in health literacy and certified as an advanced practice oncology nurse and family nurse practitioner. Rick Alteri, MD, is a medical editor at American Cancer Society. He helps maintain the Society's database, the source of information for their website at the toll-free call center. Joan L. Kramer, MD, is a medical editor at American Cancer Society. She helps maintain the Society's database and continues in clinical practice in the Breast Cancer...

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Cancer Caregiving A-to-Z An At-Home Guide for Patients and Families

Whether caring for one's self at home or providing care for a loved one, this indispensable quick reference can improve quality of care and quality of life for those with cancer. Organized in a straight-forward alphabetical format, the book covers more than four dozen critical cancer caregiving topics, from anxiety to weight changes, and is filled with vital checklists, as well as time-saving-perhaps life-saving-"What-to-do-ifs," which are readily accessible.

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American Cancer Society 9780826108821 Pub Date: 11/1/12 $75.00 Trade Paperback


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Cancer Disparities Causes and Evidence-Based Solutions

Ronit Elk, Hope Landrine

There has been remarkable progress in understanding, preventing, detecting, diagnosing, and treating cancer, resulting in a reduction of cancer incidence and mortality in the United States. Despite this, the cancer burden varies considerably by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Cancer incidence rates vary markedly between racial/ethnic groups, but even more startling are the differences in outcome across groups. Cancer Disparities: Causes and Evidence-Based Solutions helps readers understand the scope and causes of this inequity by providing a detailed analysis of the many factors that result in cancer disparities across the cancer continuum, including the role of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, access to and use of services, insurance status, geographic variables, and differences in treatment provided to patients. Further, it is the first book to describe evidence-based, concrete solutions that can be used to reduce or even eliminate cancer health disparities. Fifteen previously unpublished studies of interventions designed specifically to achieve health equality are de...

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Ronit Elk, PhD is the former Director of Cancer Control and Prevention Research and Director of the Priority Program in Health Disparities of the Extramural Research Grants at the American Cancer Society. Dr. Elk is the

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author, with Dr. Monica Morrow, of Breast Cancer for Dummies. She is also the author of two children's books, A

Surprise at Dancing Fields and It's the Elephant's Picnic. Hope Landrine, PhD is Director of the Center for Health Disparities Research and Professor of Psychology at East Carolina University. She has published numerous articles and books on the topic, and received six national awards for her research, including the American Psychological Association (APA) Dalmas Taylor Award for Lifetime, Distinguished Contributions to Research on Ethnic Minorities, and Fellow status in APA Divisions 35 (Women), 9 (Social Issues), 38 (Health), and 45 (Ethnic Minorities) for outstanding contributions to research. She is the former Director of Multicultural Health Behavior Research at the American Cancer Society, and continues to collaborate with American Cancer Society and...


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Cancer in Our Family (2nd Edition) Helping Children Cope with a Parent's Illness Sue P. Heiney, Joan F. Hermann

A parent's cancer diagnosis can be extremely stressful for children, whether they're toddlers or teenagers, and this helpful, calming guide teaches parents how to talk to children and help allay their fears. With expert advice on the latest psychosocial approaches to helping children cope, this guide helps parents teach children about the diagosis, treatment, potential recurrences of the illness, and terminal illness. It offers a chapter on understanding psychosocial support services and how to use them. An illustrated activity section is also included and helps even the youngest children record their thoughts and feelings so they can learn how to navigate through this emotional time.

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Sue P. Heiney, PhD, RN, is a professor with the University of South Carolina College of Nursing. She has worked

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with adults and children with cancer and their families for the past 25 years and is a coauthor of The Gift: For Children Who Are Bone Marrow Donors. She lives in Columbia, South Carolina. Joan F. Hermann, MSW, LSW, is the former director of social work services at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. She has served on the editorial boards of the Cancer Practice, the Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, and Oncology Times. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


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Cancer: What Causes It, What Doesn't

Covering topics such as how cancer starts and why, who is at risk for cancer, the cancer risks that are controllable, and how to interpret the latest studies and reports, this guide provides the facts needed to judge which cancer risks are real and those that are just rumors.

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Celebrate! Healthy Entertaining for Any Occasion

Celebrate in style without taking a break from healthy eating or delicious food with this cookbook that pairs 20 festive, fun-themed menus with easy recipes that don't sacrifice taste. Each menu offers a combination of approximately eight manageable recipes, including appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, and even beverages. And the creative activities and decorating ideas in each section will make entertaining a breeze.

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Couples Confronting Cancer Keeping Your Relationship Strong Joy Fincannon, Katherine Bruss

Cancer can be a disruptive and stressful element in a relationship, and this guide provides information about the illness, suggesting ways to work through conflict to create intimacy and to deal with it more successfully. It shows couples how to solve or avert problems, allowing partners to become closer and communicate more easily and truthfully with one another both during and beyond the cancer experience.

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Joy L. Fincannon, RN, MS, is a former associate medical editor at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta and a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist with experience in working with cancer patients, their families, and cancer health professionals. Katherine V. Bruss, PsyD, is a former managing editor for books at the American Cancer Society and a licensed psychologist with 18 years of clinical experience. They both live in Atlanta.

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Get Better! Communication Cards for Kids & Adults Bonnie Gordon-Lucas

A set of 18 bilingual cards with messages that can be put to use by anyone in a hospital or at home who has trouble speaking or is too tired or sick to communicate. Cards include common messages like, "bored," "hungry," "no phone calls," and so on, and are printed in English and Spanish, with whimsical illustrations to brighten their day.

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Bonnie Gordon-Lucas is a freelance illustrator who began her career in New York's advertising agencies and animation design studios. Her illustrations have appeared in nine children's books.

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448 pages Carton Qty: 20 Medical / Preventive Medicine MED076000


Good for You! Reducing Your Risk of Developing Cancer Edward Creagan

Although no book can prevent cancer, this straightforward reference of manageable tips offers a practical and friendly approach for reducing the risk of developing cancer. Promoting simple yet thoughtful lifestyle choices that can dramatically lower cancer risk-from eating the right foods to getting the proper screening tests-this guide provides research-based health and prevention recommendations as well as fun facts, quotes, tips, and quizzes that encourage healthy habits for better living.

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Healthy Me A Read-Along Coloring & Activity Book Grace Hawthorne, Eileen C. Blyth

This fun and engaging coloring book explores the world through nine updated fairy tales from diverse cultures, while encouraging healthy living and fun activities. Designed to help parents and teachers familiarize children with habits of healthy eating, these read-along stories are sure to entertain children as they reinforce messages about the benefits of being physically active, eating well, and avoiding tobacco. Also included are challenges such as mazes, matching, word finds, and connect-the-dots, which promote healthy living.

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Grace Hawthorne is a professional storyteller and author who has written for Sesame Street, Time-Life Books, and various newspapers. She lives in Atlanta. Eileen C. Blyth is an illustrator, painter, and web developer. She lives in Columbia, South Carolina.

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American Cancer Society 9781604432244 Pub Date: 10/1/14 Ship Date: 10/1/14 $12.95/$15.99 Can. Discount Code: LON Trade Paperback


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How to Help Your Friend with Cancer Colleen Fullbright

Many studies affirm that friends can make a profound difference in the well-being of a person with cancer, but friends often find themselves riddled with questions: I want to help, but what do I say? How best can I help my friend with practical matters? What about spiritual support? Many are hesitant to take any action; they need ideas that are helpful in a variety of situations and quickly accessed. How to Help Your Friend with Cancer

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provides insight into a friend's cancer experience in each part of the journey, answering questions such as What do caregivers cite as their number one need? and What does a cancer patient fear most when active treatment is over? It contains suggestions for expressing concern and helping in practical ways throughout a friend's cancer experience, from diagnosis, through treatment, and after active treatment.

Colleen Fullbright is a writer who was diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer in late 2000. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Kicking Butts (2nd Edition) Quit Smoking and Take Charge of Your Health American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society

Offering straightforward and highly effective techniques for those committed to quit smoking, this book explains how to get it done and provides reliable solutions to a life-changing choice. Leading the reader through a program to say goodbye to smoking forever-providing tips, suggestions, and solid support when it's most needed-this updated new edition presents the latest information about over-the-counter and prescription smoking-cessation products and methods, including how they work, what the benefits are, and possible side effects. Each chapter contains checklists for making a plan to quit, identifying and avoiding smoking triggers, and handling cravings, while practical methods for dealing with stress, depression, and concerns about weight gain are also included.

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96 pages Carton Qty: 20 Ages 5 to , Grades P to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Cooking & Food JNF014000


Kids' First Cookbook Delicious-Nutritious Treats to Make Yourself!

Inside this beautifully illustrated cookbook are activities, colorful recipes, and cooking tips that helps turn meal preparation into exciting family fun. From the simplest snacks and drinks to masterful meals, kids create their own masterpieces using step-by-step illustrations and learn to make healthy and wholesome food choices that will benefit them for a lifetime. In addition to the 53 recipes that list the number of servings, calories, and fat grams in each meal, the book includes instructions on how to read a food label, kitchen safety, and a guide to the food pyramid.

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Los Secretos de Maya 100 deliciosas recetas latinas para la buena salud Malena Perdomo, Martín Limas-Villers, Maya León-Me...

From tasty appetizers to scrumptious desserts, the 100 dishes in this health-conscious cookbook were created by an authoritative team comprised of a TV food show host, a professional chef, and a registered dietitian. Each recipe features tempting Latin flavors and an appealing combination of ingredients and spices, as well as recommendations for the prevention or control of particular diseases and conditions, such as cancer, diabetes, or cardiovascular concerns. Special projects highlight holiday favorites and delicious treats just for kids. Helpful shopping lists of key ingredients to keep in the pantry simplify the process of making wholesome food choices.

Desde aperitivos sabrosos hasta postres ricos, los 100 platos en este libro de cocina saludable fueron creados por un equipo autorizado que consta de una presentadora de un programa de televisión, un cocinero profesional y una especialista certificada en dietética. Cada receta incluye sabores latinos tentadores y una combinación apetitosa de ingredientes y especias, así como recomendaciones para la prevención o el control de e...

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Malena Perdomo, RD, CDE, is a dietitian who designs and improves nutrition educational materials for Latinos. She is the secretary of Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition, the Latino nutrition specialist spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, and a member of a research team for Kaiser Permanente

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Colorado. Martín Limas-Villers is an internationally trained chef who has a daily one-hour radio show called La Cocina de Martín on La Buena Onda radio station in Denver. He also writes for the Denver Post, El Hispano, and Viva Colorado. Maya León-Meis is the creator and host of Maya's Secrets, a health education television show geared toward the Latino community that has been airing in Colorado since 2006. They all live in Denver.


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Maya's Secrets 100 Delightful Latin Dishes for a Healthier You Maya Leon-Meis, Malena Perdomo, Martin Limas-Ville... Sizzling Latin dishes that are fun, flavorful, and healthy

From tasty appetizers to scrumptious desserts, the 100 dishes in this health-conscious cookbook were created by an authoritative team comprised of a TV food show host, a professional chef, and a registered dietitian. Each recipe features tempting Latin flavors and an appealing combination of ingredients and spices, as well as recommendations for the prevention or control of particular diseases and conditions, such as cancer, diabetes, or cardiovascular concerns. Special projects highlight holiday favorites and delicious treats just for kids. Helpful shopping lists of key ingredients to keep in the pantry simplify the process of making wholesome food choices.

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Maya León-Meis is the creator and host of Maya's Secrets, a health education television show geared toward the Latino community that has been airing in Colorado since 2006. Malena Perdomo, RD, CDE is a dietitian who designs and improves nutrition educational materials for Latinos. She is the Secretary of Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition (LAHIDAN), the Latino Nutrition Specialist Spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, and a member of a research team for Kaiser Permanente Colorado. Martín Limas-Villers is an internationally trained chef who has a daily one-hour radio show called "La Cocina de Martín" on La Buena Onda radio station in Denver. He also writes for El Hispano, Viva Colorado and the Denver Post. They all live in Denver.

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National Health Education Standards (2nd Edition) Achieving Excellence

Concluding a two-year review and revision process supported by the American Cancer Society and conducted by an expert panel of health education professionals, this second edition of the National Health Education Standards is the foremost reference in establishing, promoting, and supporting health-enhancing behaviors for students in all grade levels. These guidelines and standards provide a framework for teachers, administrators, and policy makers in designing or selecting curricula, allocating instructional resources, and assessing student achievement and progress; provide students, families, and communities with concrete expectations for health education; and advocate for quality health education in schools, including primary cancer prevention for children and youth.

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The Joint Committee on National Health Standards is comprised of the following groups: Association for the Advancement of Health Education; American School Health Association; American Public Health Association; and The Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

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32 pages Carton Qty: 65 Ages 4 to , Grades P to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Health & Daily Living JNF024020


Our Mom Has Cancer Abigail Ackermann, Adrienne Ackermann

A humorous, honest, and hopeful account of the year that Abigail and Adrienne's mother underwent treatment for breast cancer.

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Abigail and Adrienne Ackermann are siblings. They continue to share their experience with other children by doing book signings and readings, participating in cancer awareness events throughout the year, and appearing on TY and in print interviews. They live in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

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104 pages Carton Qty: 36 Health & Fitness / Diseases HEA039030 Series: QuickFACTS

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QuickFACTS Basal and Squamous Cell Skin Cancer What You Need to Know-NOW Current scientific information in an accessible format

Complete with the most up-to-date patient treatment guidelines, this medical guide covers every aspect of basal and squamous cell skin cancer, from what the risk factors are to the benefits of early diagnosis to living healthily after treatment. Critical questions to ask the health care team are provided, as is an advanced dictionary of cancer-related terms. This pocket-sized reference aims to raise public awareness of skin cancer to promote early detection and emphasizes that all patients should be well-informed and play an active role in planning their own treatment.

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The American Cancer Society is a grassroots organization committed to fighting cancer through balanced programs of research, education, patient service, rehabilitation, and advocacy. Its goals emphasize prevention, early detection, and screening; comprehensive treatment information; answers to questions about insurance, money, and planning for the future; and strategies for coping with the physical symptoms and emotional effects of cancer. They are based in Atlanta.

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176 pages Carton Qty: 36 Health & Fitness / Diseases HEA039030 Series: QuickFACTS

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QuickFACTS Melanoma Skin Cancer What You Need to Know-NOW Current medical and treatment information to guide patients through diagnosis, treatment, and prevention

This pocket-sized reference covers everything from the risk factors of melanoma skin cancer to the diagnosis procedure to living well after treatment. With greater public awareness, early detection of melanoma skin cancer is on the rise and mortality rates are declining; this medical guide emphasizes that all patients should be well-informed decision makers in planning their own treatment and is updated with the latest patient treatment guidelines. An advanced dictionary of cancer-related terms and a list of critical questions to ask health care administrators are also included.

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Demos Health 9781932603927 Pub Date: 5/4/10 $16.95/$21.50 Can. Trade Paperback


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Reduce Your Cancer Risk Twelve Steps to a Healthier Life Barbara Boughton, Michael Stefanek Cancer experts say more people than ever before are likely to develop the disease at some time, but due to early intervention, the chances of survival are also increasing. Reduce Your Cancer Risk, copublished with the American Cancer Society, combines comprehensive information about how to reduce ca...

Co-published with the American Cancer Society, Reduce Your Cancer Risk: Twelve Steps to a Healthier Life provides comprehensive information about how to reduce cancer risk organized around a 12-step action plan. The book takes the reader from how to assess one's cancer risk on to the latest cutting edge research on lifestyle changes that can minimize an individual's risk factors. Reduce Your Cancer Risk separates fact from fiction about cancer.

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Barbara Boughton is an award-winning medical and health journalist and editor. A recipient of the Barbara Jordan Communications Award, her articles on health and medicine have appeared in national publications such as Consumer Reports, Alternative Medicine magazine and Better Homes and Gardens. As a specialist in reporting

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about cancer, she has been a regular contributor to the medical journals Lancet Oncology and Journal of the National Cancer Institute, and has been a contributing writer and editor for several magazines for cancer survivors, including MAMM, In Touch and Cure Today magazines. Her articles on cancer risk and cancer risk assessment have appeared in In Touch and Cure. Ms. Boughton has been a contributor to the best-selling book Dr. Koop's Self-Care Advisor and the book Smart Choices in Alternative Medicine. She is currently a medical editor for Epocrates, a leading e-technology company that provides medical content for healthcare clinicians, downloadable onto PDAs and mobile devices. She is secretary of the northern California American Medical Writers Association (AMWA...


128 pages Carton Qty: 48 Reference / Atlases & Gazetteers REF002000

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The Cancer Atlas Judith Mackay, Michael Eriksen, Omar Shafey

This atlas illustrates the latest available data on the cancer epidemic, showing causes, stages of development, and prevalence rates of different types of cancers by gender, income group, and region. It also examines the cost of the disease, both in terms of health care and commercial interests, and the steps being taken to curb the epidemic, from research and screening to cancer management programs and health education.

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Judith Mackay, MD, is a coauthor of The Tobacco Atlas. She lives in Hong Kong. Michael Eriksen, MD, is a professor and founding director of the Institute of Public Health at Georgia State University. Omar Shafey, MD, is a medical anthropologist and epidemiologist and manages the American Cancer Society's International Tobacco Surveillance program.

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The Tobacco Atlas (4th Edition) Michael Eriksen, Judith Mackay, Hana Ross

This groundbreaking reference gives shape and meaning to statistics about tobacco use and control, while also examining possible solutions and potential courses of the epidemic. Full-color maps and graphics illustrate in a clear and accessible format the wide range of tobacco-related issues, revealing similarities and differences between countries and exposing the behavior of the tobacco companies. This fully revised fourth edition is updated with the latest statistics on the tobacco industry and discusses topics such as youth smoking, health risks and mortality, economic costs of tobacco, e-cigarettes and other emerging nicotine-delivery systems, global smokeless tobacco use, and public health strategies to reduce tobacco use.

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Michael Eriksen is a medical doctor and the founding director of the Institute of Public Health at Georgia State University, where he is also a professor. He serves as director of Georgia State University's Partnership for Urban Health Research and Center of Excellence in Health Disparities Research. He is a former senior adviser to the World Health Organization and was the longest-serving director of the Center for Disease Control's Office on Smoking and Health. He has published extensively on the topic of tobacco prevention and control and has served as an expert witness on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission in litigation against the tobacco industry. He lives in Atlanta. Judith Mackay is a medical doctor and the senior adviser to the World Lung Foundation, senior policy adviser to the World Health Organization, and director of the Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control. She is the coauthor of The Cancer Atlas and has published numerous papers and addressed many conferences on the subject of tobacco control. She has received several internationa...

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What Helped Get Me Through Cancer Survivors Share Wisdom and Hope Julie Silver

This new book, edited by a breast cancer survivor, succinctly relates the experiences, both practical and sensitive, of hundreds of cancer survivors-including celebrities such as Lance Armstrong, Carly Simon, and Scott Hamilton-who candidly relate what helped get them through every aspect of the cancer journey. The wisdom and hope offered in this book will be invaluable to newly diagnosed patients and their families, as well as their doctors and caregivers.

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Julie K. Silver, MD, is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Physical Medicine

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and Rehabilitation. She is the author of Post-Polio Syndrome-A Guide for Polio Survivors and Their Families, Life After Stroke: Recovering Your Health and Preventing Another Stroke, and After Cancer Treatment: Heal Faster, Better, Stronger, and has written dozens of magazine and newspaper articles and authored numerous research publications. She frequently lectures to both healthcare professionals and the public on health-related issues, and has also given hundreds of print interviews and numerous radio and television interviews including, The Early Show, ABC News Now, AARP Radio, NPR radio, USA Today, and many others.


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What to Eat During Cancer Treatment 100 Great-Tasting, Family-Friendly Recipes to Help You Cope Jeanne Besser, Kristina Ratley, Sheri Knecht, Mich...

This cookbook contains 100 fast, flavorful recipes to help both patient and caregiver prepare satisfying meals to combat some of the side effects of treatment. Recipes are organized by side effects and include Brie and Apple Grilled Cheese to deal with nausea, Lemon Egg-Drop Soup for diarrhea, Blueberry-Peach Crisp for constipation, a Sherbet Shake for sore mouth, and Honey-Teriyaki Salmon for taste alterations.

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Jeanne Besser is a food columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the author of six cookbooks, including The Great-American Eat-Right Cookbook. Kristina Ratley, RD, LDN, Michele Szafrankski, MS, RD, LDN, and Sheri Knecht, MS, RD, LDN, are all dietitians and experts on cancer nutrition. They operate the Dietitian on Call program from the South Atlantic Division of the American Cancer Society.

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368 pages Carton Qty: 22 Medical / Caregiving MED011000

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When the Focus Is on Care Palliative Care and Cancer Kathleen Foley, John Seffrin

Explaining how cancer patients can benefit from palliative care-care that addresses the psychological, social, and spiritual needs of the seriously ill patient-this book provides the information, support, and tools needed to cope and live well with cancer, even when the disease is not responsive to treatment. Written in a sensitive and conversational fashion, this book addresses questions about progressive illness, making informed decisions and getting good medical care, accessing supportive care resources, and managing symptoms and side effects. It discusses issues such as coping strategies, performing a life review and leaving a legacy, talking to loved ones about cancer and dying, and coming to terms with your mortality.

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Kathleen M. Foley, MD, is an attending neurologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a professor of neurology, neuroscience, and clinical pharmacology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Anthony Back, MD, is an associate professor at the University of Washington and an affiliate member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Eduardo Bruera, MD, is a professor of medicine and the F. T. McGraw Chair in the Treatment of Cancer at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Nessa Coyle, PhD, FAAN, is the director of the Supportive Care Program of the Pain and Palliative Care Service, department of neurology, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Matthew J. Loscalzo, MSW, is the director of patient and family support services at the Rebecca and John Moore University of California San Diego Cancer Center and is on staff at the UCSD Medical School. John L. Shuster Jr., MD, is a research physician at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Medical Center and teaches at the University of Alabama...

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Will My Cancer Come Back? Staying Healthy After Treatment Julia H. Rowland, Julie K. Silver

Millions of cancer survivors in the United States face the fear of cancer recurrence every day, and this helpful resource offers guidance on the best ways to stay healthy after treatment ends. Although no one can predict whether cancer will recur in any one individual, certain behaviors reduce the risk of cancer recurrence for cancer survivors as a group. This book looks at the scientific evidence behind these behaviors; the chapters included cover diet and nutrition, physical activity, social support, psychological interventions, coping strategies, and everything in between.

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Julia H. Rowland, PhD, is director of the National Cancer Institute's Office of Cancer Survivorship and a long-time clinician, researcher, and teacher in the area of psychosocial aspects of cancer. She is the coeditor of

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Handbook of Cancer Control and Behavioral Science and Handbook of Psychooncology: Psychological Care of the Patient with Cancer. She lives in Washington, DC. Julie K. Silver, MD, is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation. She is the author of After Cancer Treatment: Heal Faster, Better, Stronger, and coauthor of Life After Stroke: The Guide to Recovering Your Health and Preventing Another Stroke. She has been featured on many national media outlets, including Newsweek, NPR radio, Parade Magazine, the Today Show, and USA Today. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

American Cancer Society 9780944235324 Pub Date: 11/1/02 $12.95/$13.95 Can. Spiral Bound

96 pages Carton Qty: 32 Ages 6 to , Grades K to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books JNF001000


Because . . . Someone I Love Has Cancer Kids' Activity Book

This inspired publication is designed to address the basic goals of therapeutic support for children who have a loved one with cancer. Featuring five self-sharpening crayons to inspire creativity, this activity book also includes a 16-page removable guide for caregivers with family and group activities, as well as activities that offer ways to discover inner strengths and enhance self-esteem.

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American Cancer Society 9781604430127 Pub Date: 11/1/12 $3.50/$3.95 Can. Paperback Picture Book

16 pages Coloring Book Carton Qty: 32 Ages 5 to , Grades K to 2 Juvenile Nonfiction / Health & Daily Living JNF024020

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Jacob Has Cancer His Friends Want To Help Heather Cooper, Heather Paschal, Melanie Williams,...

A special coloring book for the friends and classmates of children with cancer. As you color, you'll learn what cancer is, what your friend is going through, how you can help, and how much your help means to your friend.

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Heather Cooper grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from Clemson University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. Currently, she is a registered nurse in Washington, D.C., and loves working with children. Heather Paschal grew up in Houston, Texas, and Asheville, North Carolina. In 2008, she graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. Heather now lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where she works as a registered nurse at a children's hospital. Melanie Williams grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, and graduated from Clemson University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. She is currently working as a registered nurse in Greenville, South Carolina, on the pediatric floor. Lindsey McMillion is from Charlotte, North Carolina, and now lives in Annapolis, Maryland, working for a printing company in the D.C. Metropolitan Area. She graduated from Clemson University in 2008 with a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Communications and Spanish, with a minor in Business Administration.

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American Cancer Society 9781604430615 Pub Date: 12/18/12 $8.95/$9.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Mass Market

224 pages Carton Qty: 64 Health & Fitness / Diseases HEA039030 Series: QuickFACTS?


QuickFACTS? Lung Cancer (2nd Edition)

More than 221,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States this year alone, and this book emphasizes that all patients should be well-informed decision-makers in planning their own treatment. Covering everything from risk factors to living well after cancer treatment, this pocket-sized reference includes chapters on causes of lung cancer, early detection, diagnosis and staging, and treatment. This new edition is updated with the latest patient treatment guidelines, provides critical questions to ask a health care team, and includes an advanced glossary of cancer-related terms.

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American Cancer Society 9781604430271 Pub Date: 4/1/10 $14.95/$16.95 Can. Hardcover Picture Book

32 pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 7 to , Grades 2 to 4 Juvenile Fiction / Family JUV013030


No Thanks, But I'd Love to Dance Choosing to Live Smoke Free Jackie Reimer

Conveying a positive, nonjudgmental message to children, this tale provides techniques for empowering them to refuse offers of tobacco in pursuit of a healthy, active lifestyle. Belle, an exuberant six-year-old, and her beloved Grandma Bee share a great love for dancing. As a result of tobacco use earlier in her life, Grandma Bee must now use an oxygen tank to assist in her breathing. Observant Belle, who cannot imagine life without dancing, consciously makes the lifelong choice to dance instead of smoke.

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Jackie Reimer is a writer. She lives in San Diego, California.

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American Cancer Society 9781604430172 Pub Date: 1/25/11 $14.95/$16.95 Can. Hardcover Picture Book

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The Long and the Short of It A Tale About Hair Lydia Criss Mays, Barbara Meyers, Shennen Bersani

With colorful illustrations and a comforting message, this picture book follows the parallel stories of two young girls who are having problems with their hair. One wants to grow her hair longer, while the other, who has lost her hair during cancer treatment, would just like to have it back. Their friendship leads them to a new understanding of hair loss and the act of giving, and teaches them about courage, generosity, and pride. A helpful reading and discussion guide for parents and a list of fun, related learning activities for kids are also included.

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Barbara Meyers is the early childhood education department chair at Georgia State University and has been an educator for more than 40 years. Lydia Criss Mays is an instructor in early childhood education at Georgia State University and is involved with the Make-a-Wish Foundation. They both live in Atlanta, Georgia. Shennen Bersani is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

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American Cancer Society 9781604432015 Pub Date: 12/19/14 Ship Date: 12/19/14 $14.95 Discount Code: LON Hardcover

32 pages Carton Qty: 50 Ages 12 And Up, Grades 7 And Up Juvenile Nonfiction / Health & Daily Living JNF024020 Series: Medikidz Explain [Cancer XYZ]

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¿Qué le pasa a la abuelita de Sam? Los Medikidz explican el cáncer de pulmón Kim Chilman-Blair, Shawn deLoache

Lung cancer is explained in graphic novel format in this informative story that makes the science behind cancer accessible to young readers. The Medikidz are larger-than-life superheroes who live in Mediland, a living, moving virtual world within the human body. Each character is an expert on one component of human anatomy and the role it plays in fighting the disease. The Medikidz conduct a journey through Mediland, exploring complex medical issues in a language and visual style that is attractive and accessible to tweens and teens. Appropriate humor and adventure are blended with accurate facts, so young readers can understand lung cancer and its causes.

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Kim Chilman-Blair, BSc, MB ChB, is a medical writer and the founder and CEO of Medikidz, a company dedicated to providing peer-reviewed health information in comic book form to young people. She is the author of the Medikidz series. Shawn deLoache is the lead graphic novelist for the children's health education series

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Medikidz and the author of the young adult novel Good Man. They both live in New York City.

American Cancer Society 9781604430226 Pub Date: 6/28/11 $14.95 Hardcover



Que le pasa a la mama de Bridget? Los Medikidz explican el cancer de seno Kim Chilman-Blair, John Taddeo

Employing a graphic novel format, these dynamic stories explain complex medical information about different forms of cancer, such as breast cancer, leukemia, brain tumors, and osteosarcoma, in a straightforward yet entertaining way. The Medikidz are larger-than-life superheroes who live in Mediland, a living, moving virtual world within the human body. Each character is an expert on one component of human anatomy and the role it plays in fighting the disease: Axon is a brain specialist, Pump has the lowdown on the heart and blood vessels, and Skinderella knows all about the skin and bones. Using their extensive combined knowledge, the Medikidz conduct a journey through Mediland, exploring complex medical issues in a language and visual style that is attractive and accessible to tweens and teens. Appropriate humor and adventure are blended with accurate facts, so young readers can understand the main character's illness and become aware of the support and tender loving care they each need.

En formato de novela gráfica, estos cuentos dinámicos explican información médica compleja so...

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Dr. Kim Chilman-Blair, BSc, MBChB, is a medical writer and the founder and CEO of Medikidz, a company dedicated to providing peer-reviewed health information to young people in comic book form. John Taddeo is a comic book writer and illustrator and the director of two award-winning animated shorts. He lives in New York City.

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¿Qué le pasa a Lyndon? Los Medikidz explican el osteosarcoma Kim Chilman-Blair, John Taddeo



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¿Qué le pasa a nuestro papá? Los Medikidz explican el cáncer colorrectal Kim Chilman-Blair, Shawn deLoache

Colorectal cancer is explained in graphic novel format in this informative story that makes the science behind cancer accessible to young readers. The Medikidz are larger-than-life superheroes who live in Mediland, a living, moving virtual world within the human body. Each character is an expert on one component of human anatomy and the role it plays in fighting the disease. The Medikidz conduct a journey through Mediland, exploring complex medical issues in a language and visual style that is attractive and accessible to tweens and teens. Appropriate humor and adventure are blended with accurate facts, so young readers can understand colorectal cancer and its causes.

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Que le pasa a Richard? Los Medikidz explican la leucemia Kim Chilman-Blair, John Taddeo



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¿Qué le pasa al abuelito de Jerome? Los Medikidz explican el cáncer de próstata Kim Chilman-Blair, Shawn deLoache

Prostate cancer is explained in graphic novel format in this informative story that makes the science behind cancer accessible to young readers. The Medikidz are larger-than-life superheroes who live in Mediland, a living, moving virtual world within the human body. Each character is an expert on one component of human anatomy and the role it plays in fighting the disease. The Medikidz conduct a journey through Mediland, exploring complex medical issues in a language and visual style that is attractive and accessible to tweens and teens. Appropriate humor and adventure are blended with accurate facts, so young readers can understand prostate cancer and its causes.

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American Cancer Society 9781604430332 Pub Date: 4/1/13 $14.95/$16.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardcover



¿Qué le pasa al papá de Tiffany? Los Medikidz explican el melanoma Kim Chilman-Blair, Shawn deLoache

Melanoma skin cancer is explained in graphic novel format in this informative story that makes the science behind cancer accessible to young readers. The Medikidz are larger-than-life superheroes who live in Mediland, a living, moving virtual world within the human body. Each character is an expert on one component of human anatomy and the role it plays in fighting the disease. Using their extensive combined knowledge, the Medikidz conduct a journey through Mediland, exploring complex medical issues with a language and visual style that is attractive to tweens and teens. Appropriate humor and adventure are blended with accurate facts, so readers can understand melanoma and its causes.

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Se explica el melanoma, el cáncer de la piel, mediante formato de novela gráfica en esta historia informativa que hace asequible para los jóvenes lectores la ciencia detrás del cáncer. Los Medikidz son un grupo de superhéroes extraordinarios que viven en Mediland, un mundo virtual y viviente dentro del cuerpo humano. Cada personaje es experto en un componente de la anatomía humana y el papel que juega ...

Kim Chilman-Blair, BSc, MB ChB, is a medical writer and the founder and CEO of Medikidz, a company dedicated to providing peer-reviewed health information in comic book form to young people. She is the author of the Medikidz series. Shawn deLoache is the lead graphic novelist for the children's health education series Medikidz and the author of the young adult novel Good Man. He lives in New York City.

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Que le pasa Jo? Los Medikidz explican los tumores cerebrales Kim Chilman-Blair, John Taddeo



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American Cancer Society 9781604430363 Pub Date: 6/25/12 $14.95/$16.95 Can. Hardcover

48 pages Carton Qty: 36 Ages 9 to , Grades 4 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Issues JNF053030

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And Still They Bloom A Family's Journey of Loss and Healing Amy Rovere, Joel Spector WOR x AU & NZ

Responding to the fact that coping with a parent's death can be especially hard on young children, this beautifully written and illustrated book is a valuable resource for parents and counselors. Ten-year-old Emily and seven-year-old Ben must deal with the loss of their mother to cancer. Guided by conversations with their father, they embark on a journey of grief and healing, each searching for a path to acceptance. Along the way, both children realize that their mother will always be with them in their hearts. And just as their mother's flowers had bloomed in the garden, Emily and Ben emerge from the darkness of grief to bloom once more. Using nature as a backdrop for the cycles of life, this moving story emphasizes hope and healing and will connect with all readers who have lost a loved one.

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Amy Rovere serves on the editorial staff of the American Cancer Society's Books Division, helping create books for patients and families who are coping with cancer. When she was just nine years old, Amy lost her mother to cancer, and her work is inspired by her personal loss and her desire to help children who are going through a similar experience. She lives in Atlanta. Joel Spector is an illustrator whose art has been featured in books, magazines, and advertising and has been shown at the New Britain Museum of American Art, among other galleries. His numerous awards include the Gold Medal from the Pastel Society of America, a Society of Illustrators award, and Best in Show at the Kent Art Association. He lives in New Milford, Connecticut.

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Angels & Monsters A Child's Eye View of Cancer Lisa Murray, Billy Howard, Jeff Foxworthy

In this awe-inspiring photographic essay, 25 childhood cancer patients are portrayed as they express through art and words their feelings about the cancers that threatened them. Revisiting the survivors, some of whom are now young adults embarking on careers and starting families, this compassionate tribute to children's resiliency and determination honors the lives of the children it portrays and the lives of other children like them worldwide, offering comfort and hope to others.

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Lisa Murray is a board-certified and registered art therapist with the Americna Tart Therapy Association. She received her training at Emporia State University and interned at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas. She has worked with children in hospitals for more than twenty years. She lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Billy Howard is a commercial and documentary photographer with an emphasis on health, education, and social themes. He is the author of Epitaphs for the Living: Words and Images in the Time of AIDS and Portrait of Spirit: One Story at a Time, which features images and interviews of people with disabilities. He lives in Atlanta.

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Chemo and Me My Hair Loss Experience Tani Miller

A unique, engaging, and encouraging offering of one cancer patient's hair-loss experience, this book is written for those about to undergo chemotherapy as well as for cancer patients themselves who've endured the ordeal. Each turn of the page comes with a bright, colorful illustration designed to bring a smile or a laugh, helping diffuse some of the fear and apprehension for people facing chemotherapy and hair loss. This feel-good book relates that hair loss can actually bring about positive changes and a new outlook on life, as well as highlighting the importance of letting go and allowing others to be helpful through treatment.

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Tani C. Miller is a writer, illustrator, and breast cancer survivor. She lives in Ormond Beach, Florida.

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Crossing Divides A Couple's Story of Cancer, Hope, and Hiking Montana's Continental Divide Scott Bischke, Katie Gibson

Artfully blending Scott Bischke and his wife Katie Gibson's agonizing struggle against Kate's advanced, recurrent, "terminal" cancer, this is the story of their three month, 800+ mile hike along the Continental Divide Trail across Montana. Numerous themes and parallels weave through the book: several encounters with grizzly bears, for example, provide an avenue for metaphorical comparisons between the fear of grizzlies and the fear of cancer. Similarly, Kate's ability to persevere through the toils of a long-distance hike provides a constant parallel to her ability to persevere against cancer. Other themes include the importance of a dogged spirit in battling cancer and the importance of wild country in revitalizing the soul.

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Scott Bichke and Katie Gibson have traveled across the globe to places like New Zealand, British Columbia, Alaska, Baja, Costa Rica, and Belize, and they actively participate in volunteer efforts for the Montana Wilderness Association, the Continental Divide Trail Alliance, and the American Cancer Society, as well as other worthwhile organizations. Scott is a writer, environmental engineer, fly fisherman, and photographer. They live in Bozeman, Montana.

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I Can Survive Jennifer May Allen

Much more than a book about combating cancer, the poetry, pictures, optimism, and humor in this beautiful source of support and inspiration reminds people to make each day count and will speak to anyone experiencing a life crisis. Written in a children's storybook format that is appropriate for any age, the bright illustrations and punchy prose takes an optimistic view that gently yet positively encourages those who are struggling with illness and the people who love them most to appreciate the small, but meaningful things in life.

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Jennifer May Allen is an artist, a teacher, and a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives in West Virginia.

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48 pages Carton Qty: 62 Ages 9 to , Grades 4 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Health & Daily Living JNF024020

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Imagine What's Possible Using the Power of Your Mind to Help Take Control of Your Life During Cancer Gary Skole, Jarrod Skole

Offering children with cancer an effective way to deal with anxiety, pain, fear, and the many other challenges of the disease and its treatment, this illustrated healing guide introduces the technique of visualization. Practice images accompany 17 different visualization techniques for 5 common challenges faced by children undergoing treatment for cancer. Calming and empowering, this book shows kids how to take advantage of their already active imaginations in order to retain a positive attitude and defeat cancer.

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Gary Skole is the cofounder of Imagining Hope, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children with cancer. Jarrod Skole is a 10-year-old student and cancer survivor. They live in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey.

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16 pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 2 to , Grades P to K Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books JNF001000


Let My Colors Out Courtney Filigenzi, Shennen Bersani

This comforting book walks young children of cancer patients through the range of emotions they're likely to encounter and provides a message of hope. A young boy uses color to express a range of emotions as his mother undergoes cancer treatment. Some days he's sad, some days he's happy, and other days he's scared or angry. The boy comes to realize that these ups and downs are perfectly normal for his situation, and he does not have to feel guilty about his feelings.

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Courtney Filigenzi is a children's book author. Shennen Bersani is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

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24 pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 2 to , Grades P to K Juvenile Nonfiction / Health & Daily Living JNF024020

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Mom and the Polka-Dot Boo-Boo Eileen Sutherland, Maggie Sutherland

An informative and reassuring story, this book helps families talk about breast cancer, gently preparing children for what lies ahead in the weeks and months following their mother's diagnosis.

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Eileen Sutherland and Maggie Sutherland are a mother-daughter author-illustrator team. They live in New Castle, New Hampshire.

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American Cancer Society 9781604430912 Pub Date: 11/14/14 Ship Date: 11/14/14 $12.95/$13.95 Can. Hardcover

24 pages Carton Qty: 48 Ages 7 to , Grades 2 to 4 Juvenile Nonfiction / Health & Daily Living JNF024020

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My Cancer Days Courtney Filigenzi

Helping children with cancer cope with their illness, this illustrated book approaches their emotions from diagnosis through treatment in a way that they can easily understand and can help describe what they are feeling. In the story, a young girl uses color to express her full range of emotions as she undergoes cancer treatment. Some days she's sad, some days she's happy, and other days she's scared or angry. The girl comes to realize that these ups and downs are perfectly normal for her situation. The book assures children with cancer that they are not alone, and helps them understand that it's okay to let out their feelings.

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Courtney Filigenzi is the award-winning author of Let My Colors Out and a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives in Woodstock, Maryland.

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Nana, What's Cancer? Beverlye Hyman Fead, Tessa Mae Hamermesh, Shennen ...

Tessa is a 10-year-old girl who wants to understand the confusing world of cancer and then to be able to explain it to other children. She embarks on her quest by asking questions of her Nana, whose answers are designed to both ease children's fears and provide them with factual information.

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Beverlye Hyman Fead is a cancer survivor and author of I Can Do This. Tessa Mae Hamermesh is 11 years old and the eldest of Beverlye's five grandchildren. Shennen Bersani is a children's book illustrator and a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

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Our Dad Is Getting Better Alex Silver, Emily Silver, Anna Rose Silver

Written for children whose parents are cancer survivors, this thoughtful and engaging book address important

survivorship issues to help families move on after treatment ends. Containing a message of hope and healing, the

topics include the possibility of recurrence, continued fatigue, pain, and other symptoms, exercise and diet,

proper rest and sleep, and returning to work and social life.

Summary

Alex, Emily, and Anna Rose Silver are siblings and the authors of Our Mom Is Getting Better. They live in

Northborough, Massachusetts.

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Our Mom Has Cancer Abigail Ackermann, Adrienne Ackermann

A humorous, honest, and hopeful account of the year that Abigail and Adrienne's mother underwent treatment

for breast cancer.

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Abigail and Adrienne Ackermann are siblings. They continue to share their experience with other children by

doing book signings and readings, participating in cancer awareness events throughout the year, and appearing

on TY and in print interviews. They live in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

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Our Mom Is Getting Better Alex Silver, Emily Silver, Anna Rose Silver

Written for children whose parents are cancer survivors, this thoughtful and engaging book address important

survivorship issues to help families move on after treatment ends. Containing a message of hope and healing, the

topics include the possibility of recurrence, continued fatigue, pain, and other symptoms, exercise and diet,

proper rest and sleep, and returning to work and social life.

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Alex, Emily, and Anna Rose Silver are siblings and the authors of Our Dad Is Getting Better. They live in

Northborough, Massachusetts.

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American Cancer Society 9781604430639 Pub Date: 10/31/12 $19.95/$21.95 Can. Discount Code: LON Hardcover



Picture Your Life After Cancer Karen Barrow, Tara Parker-Pope

Gold Winner in the Inspirational Category of the 2013 Benjamin Franklin Awards.

The wide-ranging impact that cancer can have on a life in the months and years after the last doctor's

appointment is documented in photos in this meaningful collection. In 2010, the New York Times asked readers

who had survived cancer to send in their photos and answer the question, "How is your life different after

cancer?" and the resulting images and essays are displayed in this book. The photos depict not only the new

adventures and overjoyed faces of survivors but also the honest pictures of loss, confusion, and sadness that

reveal the "not always happy" life after survival. The words that complement the images contain stories of hope,

trepidation, concern, and renewal, as well as sage advice on living a normal life as the specter of cancer

recedes. Also included in the book are entries from relatives and spouses who cared for loved ones who received

a cancer diagnosis, some of whom did not survive their battle with the disease. This moving look at life after

cancer will help other survivors and pa...

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Author BioThe New York Times is a leading media company with 2010 revenues of $2.4 billion and includes the New York

Times, the International Herald Tribune, the Boston Globe, and 15 other daily newspapers and more than 50

websites. It is based in New York City. Karen Barrow is Web producer for the science desk of The New York

Times. In addition to maintaining the Times' health Web page and reporting on healthy living and consumer

health issues, Karen conceives and executes innovative multimedia projects designed to engage and educate

health consumers and give patients a voice. Ms. Barrow has written for The New York Times, Scholastic's

Science World and Super Science magazines, ADDitude, The New York Sun, and The Jewish Week. Tara Parker-

Pope writes about personal health for the New York Times and is the editor of the paper's "Well" section.


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Rad Art A Journey Through Radiation Treatment

Sally Loughridge

Winner of:

2013 Association Trends All Media Contest, Gold Award

A visual diary of cancer treatment, Rad Art is one woman's fully realized story of how she used the process of

painting to help her cope with her disease and recovery. Filled with beautiful, evocative artwork, the book

presents the emotional course of a cancer patient through paintings she created each day after undergoing

radiation therapy. The 33 paintings are arranged chronologically-from the first to the last day of her treatment-

and include accompanying text explaining her mood and feelings at the time. While respecting each person's

unique experience, artist and cancer survivor Sally Loughridge has created a resource to encourage expression,

sharing, and connection among cancer patients and their loved ones.

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Sally Loughridge is a cancer survivor and is currently a full-time artist after working nearly 30 years as a

clinical psychologist. She teaches painting classes and exhibits her artwork in Maine. She lives in South Bristol,

Maine.

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The American Cancer Society: A History of Saving Lives Irvin Fleming, Harmon Eyre, Jan Pogue, George H. W...

A compelling and inspiring narrative about the history of the American Cancer Society, this thrilling story

chronicles the persistence and dedication of those who have devoted their lives to finding a cure for the

disease, from the initial meeting at the Harvard Club in New York City in 1913 to the modern day.

Summary

Irvin Fleming, MD, is a professor of surgical oncology in the Department of Surgery at the University of

Tennessee College of Medicine and the medical director of the Methodist Healthcare Cancer Center in Memphis,

Tennessee. He has been a volunteer for the American Cancer Society for more than twenty years and was the

Society's national president in 1993-1994. He lives in Memphis. Harmon Eyre, MD, retired from the American

Cancer Society in 2008 after 15 years as its chief medical officer and executive vice president for research and

cancer control. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jan Pogue is a freelance writer. She lives in Martha's Vineyard,

Massachusetts.

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The American Cancer Society's Healthy Eating Cookbook (3rd Edition) A Celebration of Food, Friendship, and Healthy Living

In the new edition of this popular cookbook, aspiring chefs and amateur cooks alike will discover more than 300

simple and delicious recipes that will turn healthy eating into a celebration of good food, including recipes from

some of their favorite international celebrities. Reflecting the latest research and updated recommendations for

healthy eating, this cookbook makes it fun to eat right and contains tips for smart shopping, quick tricks for

judging portion sizes, and delicious substitutions.

Summary

The American Cancer Society is an organization committed to fighting cancer through balanced programs of

research, education, patient service, advocacy, and rehabilitation. Its goals emphasize prevention, early

detection, and screening; comprehensive treatment information; answers to questions about insurance, money,

and planning for the future; and strategies for coping with the physical symptoms and emotional effects of

cancer. They are based in Atlanta.

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The Great American Eat-Right Cookbook 140 Great-Tasting, Good-for-You Recipes

Jeanne Besser, Colleen Doyle

Eating right and being physically active can lower cancer risk, and the recipes and tips in this cookbook are

designed to make it fun and easy to add pizzazz without adding unwanted calories or fat. Accessible seasonings

and simple, sensational preparation styles deliver nutritious, mouth-watering impact to the taste buds, while a

wide variety of menu items will inspire all cooks.

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Jeanne Besser is a published cookbook author and a food columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Colleen Doyle, MS, RD, is the director of nutrition and physical activity for the American Cancer Society and a

registered dietitian with more than 20 years of experience in health promotion.

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48 pages Carton Qty: 26 Ages 7 And Up, Grades 2 And Up Juvenile Fiction / Health & Daily Living JUV015020


The Survivorship Net A Parable for the Family, Friends, and Caregivers of People with Cancer

Jim Owens, Bill Cass, Lance Armstrong

Colorful and whimsical, this tale aims to put fears to rest and emphasize the important role of family, friends, and

caregivers in the life of every cancer patient. On one level, it is a children's story that allays anxiety and explains

how kids can help their parents through treatment and recovery. On another level, it is a parable for all that

uses the metaphor of a circus to illustrate how friends, family, and caregivers-through their actions, deeds, and

support-can add threads to the patient's and family's safety nets as they participate in the high-wire act that is

cancer.

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Jim Owens was an engineer, businessman, athlete, and avid cyclist. He received the Triumph Award from the

Lance Armstrong Foundation in 2005, and he rode with Lance Armstrong during the Foundation's 2004 Tour of

Hope. Bill Cass is a shoe designer and illustrator for Nike who has done illustration work for the Lance Armstrong

Foundation. He lives in Portland, Oregon. Lance Armstrong is an acclaimed athlete who won the Tour de France

a record-breaking seven times. A survivor of testicular cancer, he is also the founder and chairman of the Lance

Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support. He lives in Austin, Texas.

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What's Up with Bridget's Mom? Medikidz Explain Breast Cancer

Kim Chilman-Blair, John Taddeo

Employing a graphic novel format, this dynamic story explains complex medical information about breast cancer in

a straightforward yet entertaining way. The Medikidz are larger-than-life superheroes who live in Mediland, a

living, moving virtual world within the human body. Each character is an expert on one component of human

anatomy and the role it plays in fighting the disease. Using their extensive combined knowledge, the Medikidz

conduct a journey through Mediland, exploring complex medical issues in a language and visual style that is

attractive and accessible to tweens and teens. Appropriate humor and adventure are blended with accurate

facts, so young readers can understand Bridget's Mom's illness and become aware of the support and tender

loving care she needs.

Summary

Kim Chilman-Blair, BSc, MBChB, is a medical writer and the founder and CEO of Medikidz, a company

dedicated to providing peer-reviewed health information to young people in comic book form. John Taddeo is a

comic book writer and illustrator and the director of two award-winning animated shorts. He lives in New York

City.

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What's Up with Jerome's Grandad? Medikidz Explain Prostate Cancer

Kim Chilman-Blair, Shawn deLoache

Prostate cancer is explained in graphic novel format in this informative story that makes the science behind

cancer accessible to young readers. The Medikidz are larger-than-life superheroes who live in Mediland, a living,

moving virtual world within the human body. Each character is an expert on one component of human anatomy

and the role it plays in fighting the disease. Using their extensive combined knowledge, the Medikidz conduct a

journey through Mediland, exploring complex medical issues in a language and visual style that is attractive and

accessible to tweens and teens. Appropriate humor and adventure are blended with accurate facts, so young

readers can understand prostate cancer and its causes.

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dedicated to providing peer-reviewed health information to young people in comic book form. She is the author

of the Medikidz series. Shawn deLoache is the lead graphic novelist for the children's health education series

Medikidz and the author of the young adult novel, Good Man. They both live in New York City.

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What's Up with Jo? Medikidz Explain Brain Tumors


By using a graphic novel format, this informative guide explains the science behind brain tumors and the effect

that cancer has on the body in a way that is accessible to young readers. The Medikidz are a group of larger-

than-life super heroes who live in Mediland, a living, moving virtual world within the human body. Each character

is an expert on one component of human anatomy and the role it plays in fighting the disease: Axon is a brain

specialist, Pump has the lowdown on the heart and blood vessels, and Skinderella knows all about the skin and

bones. Appropriate humor and adventure offset facts about brain tumors, so young readers can understand Jo's

illness and become aware of the support and loving care that she needs.

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of the Medikidz series. John Taddeo is a comic book writer and illustrator and the director of two award-winning

animated shorts. He is the illustrator of the books in the Medikidz series. He lives in New York City.

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What's Up with Lyndon? Medikidz Explain Osteosarcoma


Childhood osteosarcoma, a cancer of the bone, is explained in graphic novel format in this informative story that

makes the science behind cancer accessible to young readers. The Medikidz are a group of larger-than-life

superheroes who live in Mediland, a living, moving virtual world within the human body. Each character is an

expert on one component of human anatomy and the role it plays in fighting the disease: Axon is a brain

specialist, Pump has the lowdown on the heart and blood vessels, and Skinderella knows all about the skin and

bones. Appropriate humor and adventure offset facts about osteosarcoma, its treatment, and recovery, so

young readers can understand Lyndon's illness and become aware of the support and loving care that he needs.

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of the Medikidz series. John Taddeo is a comic book writer and illustrator and the director of two award-winning

animated shorts. He is the illustrator of the books in the Medikidz series. He lives in New York City.

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What's Up with Our Dad? Medikidz Explain Colorectal Cancer


Colorectal cancer is explained in graphic novel format in this informative story that makes the science behind






readers can understand colorectal cancer and its causes.

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What's Up with Richard? Medikidz Explain Leukemia


Employing a graphic novel format, this dynamic story explains complex medical information about leukemia in a

straightforward yet entertaining way. The Medikidz are larger-than-life superheroes who live in Mediland, a living,





readers can understand Richard's illness and become aware of the support and care he needs.

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dedicated to providing peer-reviewed health information to young people in comic book form. John Taddeo is a

comic book writer and illustrator and the director of two award-winning animated shorts. He lives in New York

City.

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What's Up with Sam's Grandma? Medikidz Explain Lung Cancer


Lung cancer is explained in graphic novel format in this informative story that makes the science behind cancer

accessible to young readers. The Medikidz are larger-than-life superheroes who live in Mediland, a living, moving

virtual world within the human body. Each character is an expert on one component of human anatomy and the

role it plays in fighting the disease. Using their extensive combined knowledge, the Medikidz conduct a journey

through Mediland, exploring complex medical issues in a language and visual style that is attractive and


readers can understand lung cancer and its causes.

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What's Up with Tiffany's Dad? Medikidz Explain Melanoma


Melanoma skin cancer is explained in graphic novel format in this informative story that makes the science behind






readers can understand melanoma and its causes.

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Medikidz and the author of the young adult novel, Good Man. He lives in New York City.

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