Mesothelioma Support Books
To help educate mesothelioma patients and their families about every aspect of this disease, the Mesothelioma Center offers a collection of support books and informative literature. These books are all free and can be sent to you overnight. If you would like to read any or all of these mesothelioma support books, please fill out the form below.
More About the Books
100 Questions and Answers About Mesothelioma
Organized by renowned mesothelioma specialist Harvey Pass, M.D. (left), 100 Questions and Answers About Mesothelioma is a comprehensive reference guide that includes essential information about mesothelioma cancer. The book covers topics such as treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, support resources and legal options. And it offers both practical information and compassionate insight from other patients. Merging the voices of medical professionals and mesothelioma insiders, this book answers countless questions current patients and their families could have about the disease.
"Mesothelioma patients and families walk a lonely road. This book is a welcome friend. Sharing their own profound personal and professional experience [the authors] have provided an invaluable resource for all patients struggling with this disease."
-Christopher E. Hahn
Executive Director, Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
Surviving Mesothelioma: Making Your Own Miracle
While doctors will explain as much information as possible, some lessons are best taught by someone who has experienced the disease firsthand. Surviving Mesothelioma: Making Your Own Miracle was written by mesothelioma survivor Judy Glezinski, diagnosed with the disease in 1990. In her book, Judy shares detailed descriptions of challenges she faced in fighting cancer, offering insight to current patients who wonder what it takes to beat mesothelioma and what might happen in recovery. Supplementing her personal story with information about support resources that helped her along the way, Judy inspires other patients to do whatever it takes to beat mesothelioma.
Lean on Me – Cancer Through a Carer's Eyes
In this book, Lorraine Kember (left) shares the true story of her emotional journey of caring for her husband, processing her grief and finding the strength to carry on. When her husband was diagnosed with mesothelioma at age 52, Lorraine was determined to care for her husband at home. Helping him beat his original prognosis by more than a year, Lorraine learned firsthand how to care for her husband. In her book, she explains to readers the medical side of caregiving as well as the deep and raw emotions that came along with her husband's terminal diagnosis.
Lean on Me offers valuable information for any mesothelioma caregiver, and the book has been highly recommended by health professionals and patients who read it. The following testimonials have come from doctors and caregivers who had the opportunity to review the book:
Lean on Me is indeed a compelling read and, I would further contend, an essential resource for all who work with patients who face life-limiting or terminal illness. Lorraine's exploration of her feelings, as she cares for her dying husband Brian, is a revelation. I believe this book is an extraordinary insight into the challenge that confronts ordinary people facing life-limiting disease, and would commend it as an excellent grounding resource for health professionals who work alongside those facing terminal illness.
-Stephen Carmody
Manager, Hospice Care Service
Perth, WA
"The emotional insights she shares with her diary would be a great comfort to anyone caring for someone with advanced cancer or any other terminal illness. Her focus on his quality of life as she educates herself about the medical aspects of his care is quite remarkable, and would be inspirational to others in a similar situation and would empower them with realistic hope."
-Roger Woodruff
Director of Palliative Care, Austin Health
Melbourne, Australia
What to Eat if You Have Cancer
Focusing specifically on the nutritional aspect of beating mesothelioma, this book shows patients how to nourish their bodies to make them more responsive to treatment. Featuring simple explanations of macronutrients and the digestive system, What to Eat if You Have Cancer was written by two clinical nutritionists:
Maureen Keane, M.S., CN, a nutritionist and cancer survivor, belongs to the American Dietetic Association and has written 13 books on health and diet.
Daniella Chace, M.S., CN is a medical nutrition author of more than 20 books. She also shares her whole-foods approach to nutrition in Women and Cancer Magazine, cancerconsultants.com and the American Cancer Society online.
Presenting the best foods to fight cancer and keep your body strong, the authors suggest vitamins and supplements that can help mesothelioma patients take control of their health. Keene and Chace also provide cancer-friendly recipes and tables that can help patients identify how many calories, fat and carbohydrates they should aim to consume at each meal.
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