{"product_id":"healing-and-cancer-a-guide-to-whole-person-care-9781957588247","title":"Healing and Cancer: A Guide to Whole Person Care","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHealing and Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e strives to bring the concepts of healing and whole person care further into health care delivery so that people with cancer feel better and live longer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis important book places the concepts, science, delivery tools, and access to further resources for whole person care into the hands of cancer care teams for use with patients and caregivers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese days, cancer care generally focuses on attacking and killing the cancer cell--a laudable goal. However, if eliminating the tumor overshadows everything else, teams can lose sight of the care and healing of the person as a whole. This has great costs: for the person there are costs in time, money, side effects, and fear; and for the care team there are costs in the joy of practice, the energy to improve practice, and in overall vitality. Often, key patient needs are inadvertently pushed to the background for lack of time, tools, and resources. Moral injury and human suffering ensue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdvances in science have now clearly demonstrated that cancer does not develop in isolation, and its occurrence, progression and regression are largely influenced by the surrounding environment--the immune system, inflammation in the body, and things we ingest and are exposed to. By utilizing the methodologies and concepts outlined in this book, oncology teams can bring the full science of cancer biology into the care of the patient while inviting the person into full engagement in their own care. Doing so, they will have achieved the highest quality of care for people diagnosed with cancer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCare teams that practice deep listening--up front and early on--to patients \u003ci\u003eas people\u003c\/i\u003e move beyond patient-centered care to person-centered and whole person care. With increasing numbers of survivors of cancer and the intensity and duration of relationships in oncology, cancer care is a field uniquely positioned to further the uptake of whole-person care and to join colleagues in primary care who are doing the same. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHealing and Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e first defines what whole person cancer care is, and drawing on examples from around the world, illustrates how and why it needs to be standard in all of oncology. The authors describe the science behind whole person care and the evidence that supports its application, including real-world examples of how it's being done in small clinics and large institutions, both academic and community-based. Finally, \u003ci\u003eHealing and Cancer \u003c\/i\u003edirects readers to the best tools and resources available so that cancer care teams, primary care clinicians, integrative practitioners and those with cancer can incorporate whole person care into the healing journey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHealing and Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e is intended to be read and actively used by teams caring for people with cancer and by caregivers and patients themselves to enhance healing, health, and wellbeing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957588247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d","brand":"Wayne B. Jonas, Alyssa McManamon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43733005533365,"sku":"9781957588247","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d8611ee2-ea7a-4da8-a063-2ea925fbdfe9.jpg?v=1710256911","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/healing-and-cancer-a-guide-to-whole-person-care-9781957588247","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}