Richard B. Patt | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

A revised and expanded edition of the 1994 book You Don't Have to Suffer: A Complete Guide to Relieve Cancer for Patients and Their Families, this book is a comprehensive manual containing all the necessary information for making the best of living with a devastating disease and its miserable symptoms and side effects. Starting with why cancer pain is still an everyday tragedy despite modern medical techniques proven effective in almost every case, it goes on to give concrete suggestions for coping with the practical problems of dealing with cancer pain, from mild to severe. Addressing both the physical and psychological aspects of dealing with pain, the authors include details on medical treatments and medications as well as cognitive, psychological and spiritual approaches.