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Simple, intelligent and interesting nutritional approach to cancer
I was diagnosed 9 years ago with advanced multiple metastatic cancers and a grim prognosis.I stumbled across this book in a health food store and was taken by the intelligence and straightforwardness of the program's design and by the apparent sincerity and enthusiasm of the late Mr. Breuss.I scrupulously followed his full 42-day vegetable juice fast twice, with about a year in between.The first time, I used the pre-made Breuss Juice from Biotta, and the second time I did all the juicing myself in a GreenPower juicer.
Genius
Breuss was a man of integrity and inspiration. His theory is sound. However the theory is not as easy to put into practice as it at first appears, First, you have to want to get better. That's not straightforward and requires physical, psychic and emotional work. Then there is the prospect of no social interaction over food for six weeks. That's not something most people have ever experienced in a lifetime. Thirdly the lack of mastication needs to be addressed, to me someone needs to come up with something between Breuss (best) and Gerson (good), that would be five star +!.

The Breuss Cancer Cure
Very easy for reading and understanding,furthermore I know a woman who lived 6 years instead 1 month (per doctors assumption)after using the therapy.Who ever wants to get better, not only from cancer but all kind of illnesses I recomend from the bottom of my heart.There is herbal store in Ventura, Ca under the name Ema's herbs and they can provide all necessary herbs for therapy.Try it, nothing to lose but illness. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Diseases - Cancer    5. Health & Fitness    6. Medical    7. Naturopathy    8. Oncology    9. Complementary Medicine    10. Diets & dieting   

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Anyone who works with leukemia or lymphoma cell lines should buy this book
An excellent compendium that lists virtually all of the available leukemia/lymphoma cell lines listed and categorized with respect to origin, genetic lesions, growth characteristics, availability and source, chromosomal mutation status, and in some cases HLA haplotype.Complete with numerous helpful hints for optimizing growth and general aspects of mammalian cell culture. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cancer cells    2. Cellular Pathology    3. Gynecology & Obstetrics    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Hematology    6. Human cell culture    7. Immunology    8. Leukemia    9. Leukemia, Experimental    10. Lymphomas    11. Medical    12. Medical / Nursing    13. Oncology    14. Pathology    15. Medical / Immunology   

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A Necessary and Informative Guide on Chilldhood leukemia
As a grandparent of a recently diagnosed 3 year old with ALL leukemia I have found this book an important resource for me to understand the treatment for this terrible disease.The descriptions of the types of chemo used and its side-effects have been particulalry valuable during the early months since the diagnosis.The book is comprehensive with all aspects of the disease and is full of anecdotal and suggestions for coping with this disease at all phases of treatment.It also offers lists of available resources to be accessed.I highly recommend this book for parents, family members and caregivers.

Wish this book was available 23 years ago!
I have been a survivor of ALL Leukemia for 23 years now, and really wish there were books like this then.But now is when all these books are coming out, I am trying to find a book or information on how long term survivors can cope with the long term issues we face.
This Book is the Bible of Childhood Leukemia!
When my son was diagnosed in July 2002 with ALL, I didn't even know what Leukemia was.I ordered this book from Amazon right away.Over a year later, I found myself still looking to this book for reference.After the doctors explain something to me I come home and look it up in this book and understand even better exactly what's going on with my son.If you know anyone with leukemia get a copy for yourself and for the parents of that child.(I have never written a review for a book before but felt compelled to tell people how helpful this book has been to me.) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Diseases - Cancer    2. General    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Leukemia in children    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Pediatrics    8. Family & Relationships/General    9. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Cancer    10. Medical/Pediatrics    11. Popular medicine   

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aduklt leukemia
This book has been so helpful. My best friends daughter was diagnosed 2 years ago and this book has helped me help them a lot. Thank you.

Could be better
Having been dx'd with AML I wanted a comprehensive but understandable text to keep near by and refer to as the situation warranted.At first I found it helpdul but then I had more complex questions and the answers were not there.Specifically I needed a better explanation of all the CD's and their effect , affect, I never know which to use, on my leukemia.I also needed much more information on blasts and what different levels indicate.I felt that side effects of chemo anddrugs needed to be addressed more thoroughly, and GVHD certainly needed much more space.
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Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases - Cancer    3. General    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Leukemia    7. Popular works    8. Coping with illness    9. Family & Relationships/General    10. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Cancer    11. Oncology    12. Popular medicine   

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Disappointed
I guess I'm the only one who wasn't totally insired by her story.I did not follow her stories in Glamour, but I am a young woman who was diagnosed with cancer in her 20s.I was expected to find a lotof situations I could relate to.There were a few, but I kind of lost interest when I felt she kept going on and on about everything she did for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.Compared to the cancer survivors I know in real life, she just seemed unreal.But then again, all the cancer survivors I know have been through chemo and/or radiation.

My So-Called Normal Life
A memoir about a 23 year old girl who finds out she has cancer while she works at glamour magazine.She learns to soak in life, to love those around her, and distill the important things in life from the vain and insignificant...although she still cares about her weight!She turns her tragedy into good work and action by starting to fund raise for the cancer society and with the help of glamour magazine raises 25,000+ dollars.There is another twist in the story.Completely unrelated her sister gets cancer as well, Hodgkin's lymphoma.Unlike leukemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma is curable.Leukemia is not...Erin will either need a bone marrow transplant or take this new medication for the rest of her life.They struggle with issues of mortality, fertility, and love - issues that many of us are not forced to deal with until much later.Interesting, quick read.

Much more interesting than you would guess!
I read all of Erin Zammett's columns in Glamour magazine, so when I came across this book I hesitated to read it - I didn't want to re-read everything that was in the columns. Plus, I thought, how interesting could reading about someone's cancer treatments be? Turns out, very interesting.
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Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Cancer (Psychosocial Aspects)    6. General    7. Healing    8. Health    9. Leukemia    10. New York    11. New York (State)    12. Patients    13. Personal Memoirs    14. Zammett, Erin    15. Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs   

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Highly recommended
Highly recommeded reading, well written. A doctor's perspective when faced himself with a potentially lethal diagnosis. Geoffrey Kurland takes you along for this trip with humor and a high dose of reality. His story helps the reader put things in perspective.

power of the human mind and spirit
Our family was inspired by the stamina and ability to reach for the stars that doctor Kurland demonstrated in his book. It was quite helpful in dealing with our own personal fight against a difficult illness. I would certainly recommend this book to anyone dealing with disease and irony.As a doctor he has an aura of magnetic strength and is highly regarded in his profession. We tip our hats off to you!

Pleasure, inspiration AND education.
Nonfiction with all the excitement of a novel.It reads easily, stays on track, holds the reader's interest and has to have wide appeal.How a physician barely survives a frightening disease and manages to achieve some lifelong dreams in the face of extreme adversity.It offers special insight to all of us as potential patients or medical providers, with some special appeal to runners and endurance athletes. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Diseases - Cancer    4. Health    5. Kurland, Geoffrey    6. Leukemia    7. Medical    8. Medical - General    9. Medical - Physicians    10. Patients    11. Pediatricians    12. Pennsylvania    13. Pittsburgh    14. Specific Groups - Special Needs    15. Biography & Autobiography / Medical   

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A Book to Get You Started
100 Q&A books tend to answer, well, 100 questions.Haing read the book I believe it is a good introduction to lymphoma from a new patient, family member, or loved one.Information is written very clearly and you do not have to wade through ten chapters to find a specific nuggent of information.
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Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases - Cancer    3. General    4. Leukemia    5. Lymphomas    6. Medical    7. Miscellanea    8. Oncology    9. Popular works    10. Medical / Oncology    11. Popular medicine   

Subjects:  1. Antibodies    2. Cancer    3. Cellular Pathology    4. Flow cytometry    5. Immunodiagnosis    6. Immunology    7. Immunophenotyping    8. Laboratory Medicine    9. Leukemia    10. Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology    11. Medical / Nursing    12. Pathology    13. Science    14. Science/Mathematics    15. Science / Molecular Biology   

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Excellent Resource
I highly recommend this book for any family going thru Leukemia. When my friends little boy was diagnosed 1 week ago with leukemia, I set out immediatley to find a book written for children that would explain to this little boy what was happening to him. I found and read a few good books on this topic, but this one is by far the best one I found. It is very thorough, but explained well. Every family going thru Leukemia, should have this book. It was also helpful for my own children so that they too could understand what is happening to their friend.

an outstanding introduction to leukemia for all ages
Recently,my six year old daughterwas diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia.Her doctor immediately gave us a copy of You and Leukemia.As a beginning reference, the book helped to explain the terms, challenges and struggle we were about to face.I have purchased copies for all of the family members so that everyone can begin to understand leukemia. Writing in a thorough but simple manner, Baker has produced an important resources for patients and their relatives. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases    3. Diseases - Cancer    4. Health - General    5. Juvenile literature    6. Leukemia    7. Leukemia in children    8. Medical    9. Oncology    10. Medical / Family & General Practice   

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases - Cancer    3. General    4. Health Care Delivery    5. Leukemia    6. Medical    7. Miscellanea    8. Oncology    9. Popular works    10. Medical / Oncology    11. Self-Help & Practical Interests   

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A tremendous depth of sharing...deeply moving
"The Healing Room" is a very unique and personal view into the journey taken by its author Dori Bohntinsky, during her experience with the death of her daughter and others over an 18 month period.Reading this book I felt I was being let into a very special place where there was a detailed record of sadness and joys, of loss and of growth.It has touched me in many ways.Through all of this, Dori shows how the power of spirit is somehow magnified and focused through the journal writing process, and as a reader, you can share each step along the way.The book is powerful and intense, not something you can read in a day or two.Its chapters often give rise to many feelings that need their own time and space to surface and integrate.I found much of value here and know that you will too.Her framing of addictive behavior as any behavior that takes us away from feeling our true feelings is a very powerful statement for our times.Not long ago, I lost two loved ones in one year, and I know the shift in one's energy and life outlook this can cause.If you have experienced a loss of any kind, read this book and re-experience your journey and your feelings in a new light, through the beautiful messages that Dori shares with us all.Thank you Dori. --- Mark Greenia, author of "Energy Dynamics: Conscious Human Evolution."

a truthful account of spiritual healing through grief
i read The Healing Room cover to cover in one sitting. i couldn't put it down as the author's voice came through so clearly to me in speaking the truth about loss, grief and healing. the book is a journal of spiritual healing- written in the first person and on a consistent basis during the time of the author's last four months with her daughter. The presence of mind and nuggets of joy that the author and her husband were able to pull out of their daily struggles with their daughter's illness and their own grief gifted me with the knowledge that, even during my own very darkest hours, the universe is open to helping me cope,understand and heal. reading her book was a blessing for my spirit and i highly recommend it for anyone The Healing Room was aptly named
The Healing Room was aptly named.I have gone through the grieving process, but did not really understand the emotions that I felt.I found this book to be extremely helpful in identifying my feelings.Even though I knew how it would end, I couldn't put the book down.This book is not complicated to read, and can be finished in one sitting.However, there is much to digest and I will want to open the book again and again.The Healing Room will be helpful for anyone who is experiencing, or has experienced, grief from any type of loss.I highly recommended it ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cancer in children    2. Death / Grief / Consolation    3. Death, Grief, Bereavement    4. Diseases - Cancer    5. Family & Relationships    6. Family & Relationships / Death, Grief, Bereavement    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health & Fitness / Diseases / Cancer    9. Journaling    10. Leukemia in children    11. Loss (Psychology)   

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No Fabrication Here!
I can say that this story is an accurate account of a very difficult time for John, his family and true friends. Ive seen first hand virtually every experience touched upon in Johns story and can attest to its accuracy. People may think, say or write whatever they like but ultimately God knows the truth. I highly recommend this book to anyone facing adversity.
"but for the Grace of God go I" St. Philip Neri
John has articulated/enumerated in his book the fortitude, rectitude, focus and endurance that is necessary to survive any chronic illness...patient and family.
Faith, Courage and Strength
This book exhibits tremendous human faith, strength and courage. Mr. Amatuzio has overcome tremendous physical illness and continues to do so today.
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Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Diseases - Cancer    5. Healing - Prayer & Spiritual    6. Motivational & Inspirational    7. Personal Memoirs    8. Specific Groups - General    9. Advice on careers & achieving success    10. Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs    11. Biography: general   

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Historical view pointbut cyto toxins are devistating & experimental.
As a mother of 3, one of which has ALL Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia, and a researcher, I want parents to know that there is more out there than this author offers.The tragedy is a moral one, while they have been using our children as guinee pigs for 30 years they have also shut out all other promising research of less harmful treatments that have shown good results.Only "inefficent" cyto toxins have been promoted and invested in.Fishbowl mentality not serving humanity but serving Big Pharma profits.My 3yr old has nearly died from cyto toxic chemo and this treatment predisposes patients to multiple other cancers in future.Cyto-toxins may be an appropriate first aid but as a prolonged treatment they are harmful in hidden and devistating ways.Hippocrates said "first thout should do no harm", perhaps looking outside the square as they did to find quantum physics, would be more successful and less devistating to families.We have lost everything due to the treatment alone.Alternatives provide more promise and better results but people are frightened and guilted into taking chemo, by MDs,when there are more efficent treatments for the long term with less harmful side effects.THis publication is good for the historical point, showing the investment since the great wars in cyto-toxins.But many competing and more successful treatments have been suppressed due to this treatment.Interestingly chemo has extreemly poor results with any other cancer and yet it is used universally in all cancers.Not exactly commonsense. Multinationals suppress our technology to enable continued profit from fossil fuels and the same authorities suppress competing research in this industry because they don't want to lose market share or admitt the limitations of the cyto-toxic industry.Parents are not given choice in this treatment and the population based statistics used do not cater for individual needs.It has supprised me how little medical professionals know about cutting edge research and how quickly new breakthroughs get lost or dissapear.MD's are only as good as the information provided to them and can the source of information be trusted given the cold war approach to cyto-toxic alternatives.The fishy smell is the economics.Ignorance and economics are putting our children at risk in prevention and cure.A Fact.Cyto-toxins cannot proport to be a cure or miracle, too many children have died from cyto toxic effects and experimentation that continues today. THe crime is in not looking beyond the first aid approach, beyond cyto-toxins, to focus on harm minimisation and treatments that are more efficient than current drugs.THis book is written by someone that is entrenched in the fishbowl mentality and has only painted part of the historical picture.Again he is only as good as the information provided to him.I am a researcher, I know what I am speaking of.Bring parents choice and harm minimisation or get off the podium.It took Medical professionals 200 years before they allowed Vitamin c to become a mainstream treatment of scurvey, shunning the proporter as a quack.OUr children are still dying from ignorance in 2005.

Miracles and Medicine: One Parent's Introduction to Leukemia
I came across this book while sitting in my daughter's hospital room still inundated with the news that she had childhhod leukemia.It was there amid the pamphlets and literature that symbolized the "dump" our lives had just taken. History of treatment for childhood leukemia
Childhood leukemia survival rates have increased dramatically in the last 20 years and this book gives historical perspective of significant treatment breakthroughs and scientific developments through the stories of several doctors and researchers.Excellent reference book for students and researchers, less applicable for medical consumers who may find current treatment-oriented books more useful. ... Read more

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A gentle, positive, candid, and highly recommended memoir
An Angel At My Side: Surviving Leukemia through Love is the powerful, life-affirming testimony of author Frances Schindler, who had been twice diagnosed with leukemia and confronted her tremendous personal battle for recovery with courage, honesty, and humor. Schindler attributes her victory over cancer to faith, an upbeat, optimistic attitude, and the kindness of an angel of her own. This gentle, positive, candid, and highly recommended memoir concludes with a short list of support group resources and alternative therapies in addition to aggressive medical treatment, and is enhanced with a handful of black-and-white photographs. ... Read more

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Cranes For World Peace
I recommend this book to teachers, librarians and students everywhere.I first read about Sadako Sasaki in the fabulous book "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr.I am a children and teenlibrarian and was moved by this young girl's courage and wish for worldpeace. I wanted to share this story with my "Teen Coffeehouse"group which meets on a regular basis.They too were touched by Sadako'sstory.We have gotten involved with the folding of 1,000 origami papercranes and will be sending them to an elementary teacher in Hiroshima.Hewill be placing our 1,000 cranes under the Sadako Statue in the HiroshimaPeace Memorial Park on August 6, 2000.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1943-1955    2. Asia - Japan    3. Atomic bomb    4. Biography    5. Biography / Autobiography    6. Diseases - Cancer    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Hiroshima-shi    10. Historical - General    11. Japan    12. Leukemia    13. Leukemia in children    14. Military - Nuclear Warfare    15. Patients    16. Sasaki, Sadako,    17. Haematology    18. Oncology    19. Sasaki, Sadako   

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A compelling and needed story
This is a well-written, moving narrative about one family's struggle with childhood cancer. The negative review for this book is puzzling, if not simply a plug for another book. It criticizes this one for not covering medical protocols in sufficient depth, which is unfair because the author does not purport to do that. I agree with the previous reviewer. A focus on medical details misses the forest for the trees. Protocols change, and are mostly the province of doctors. Which is not to say one shouldn't pay attention to the medicine and become reasonably educated on treatment options. But understanding the course of treatment is just one aspect of the ordeal, and not the most important when you consider the human beings involved. Hope, attitude, living and enjoying life; such choices are absolutely within the families' control, and they can make all the difference. Conveying that is the purpose of this gem.

Wise and warm guide
Cynthia Krumme's book was not meant as a guide for parents about what kind of treatment to expect. Of course the description of treatment is out of date, but the treatment varies from year to year and from country to country anyway. Krumme wrote about how to cope with a very ill child, how to treat his or her siblings, how to enjoy life in spite of everything awful that was happening, and how to let the child enjoy it. And all this is timeless. It is best to get a description of treatment from the doctor who is dealing with the child and to read as much as possible about how other people coped with similar situation.And Cynthia Krumme is a very wise, warm guide.

A heartfelt saga, but dated from a medical standpoint.
As the mother of a daughter with leukemia, I found this a moving tale of one family's struggle with leukemia, but for those whose children have been recently diagnosed (1998-99), keep in mind that the author describesmedical protocols, procedures, even family activities that are out-of-datewith current philosophy. Many of the family's experiences are no longercommon or allowed by responsible pediatric oncologists. For this reason,the book may be misleading and inaccurate to some families. A much betterguide to leukemia is Nancy Keene's book, "Childhood Leukemia." ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1976-    2. Biography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Family & Relationships / Parenting    5. General    6. Health    7. Krumme, Catherine,    8. Leukemia in children    9. Medical / Diseases / Cancer    10. Patients    11. Recovery    12. United States    13. Diseases - Cancer    14. Krumme, Catherine    15. Medicine    16. Parenting