CARCINOID CANCER

A rare form of "slow-growing" neuroendocrine cancer

Susan Anderson - An advocate for Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Awareness

Sunny Susan Anderson's Home Library of

Cancer / Health / Healing / Wellness / Medical Books

Updated: January 26, 2009

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When I was diagnosed with Carcinoid Cancer May 10, 1995, besides my immediate research on the internet, I searched for books to purchase and read, plus friends brought me books that had helped them. Over the next several months I read about 100 books, and also listened to books on tape. I have now revised and shortening the very long list that I have had posted on my web page for years, and have removed some of the books I have read, but do not feel they were or are beneficial to someone, or the families of someone, dealing with Carcinoid. I shall list what I highly recommend first and then go from there. I have included a small amount of information, just before audio tapes, on Breast cancer, Thyroid problems, and Type 2 Diabetes.

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Please read last section on this page - below. Thank you, Susan, 1-26-2009

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What books were most useful to me when first diagnosed, and some are reference books I like having in my home library - some have been updated since I first read then. Sunny Susan

Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy: How Cancer Is Diagnosed, Treated and Managed Day to Day, 2nd Edition, copyright 1994, ISBN 0-8352-2427-2, $19.95 softcover, 714 pages, by Malin Dollinger, M.D., Ernest H. Rosenbaum, M.D. and Greg Cable – the FIRST book all should read, in my opinion, Susan

The Alpha Book on Cancer and Living: For Patients, Family and Friends by The Alpha Institute, P.O. Box 2463, Alameda, CA 94501 (1-800- 866-4111), copyright 1993, 486 pages. ISBN 0-9632360- 0-8, softcover $16.95

50 Essential Things To Do When The Doctor Says It's Cancer by Greg Anderson

The Activist Cancer Patient: How to Take Charge of Your Treatment by Beverly Zakarian

I Can Cope: Staying Healthy With Cancer by Judi Johnson, R.N., Ph.D. and Linda Klein (Judi is co-founder of the American Cancer Society "I Can Cope" Program)

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NEW - I "Sunny Susan" was invited to write a Blog on the web site of the Arizona Republic
            newspaper as they have liked letters I have written to the editors over the years.
            March 26, 2008 was my first Blog. I have written additional articles, but not
           on a set schedule. You may go to my Blog at http://www.AZcentral.com/members/Blog/sunnysusan

May need to go to archive for each month on right side
below my photo to open older Blogs.

Date & Title of my Blogs http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/sunnysusan/

The top three Blogs below were for Memorial Day.

Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/sunnysusan/24211

The Missing Man Formation
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/sunnysusan/24148

It is the soldier ..... remember our veterans!
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/sunnysusan/24144

Poem: Friends Without Faces
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/sunnysusan/23352

13th Anniversary of Carcinoid Diagnosis May 10, 1995
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/sunnysusan/23351

Neuroendocrine Tumor assistance via web page for 11 + years
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/sunnysusan/22544

Book Discussions in Arizona (1983 – 2008)
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/sunnysusan/21868

The Best Things In Life...Aren't Things
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/sunnysusan/21236

Living a full active life with a rare cancer
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/sunnysusan/20589

To Blog or not to Blog, that is the question
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/sunnysusan/20097

You may go to my Blog by clicking on the line below or one
of the blue lines above: http://www.AZcentral.com/members/Blog/sunnysusan

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Useful reference books that I keep in our home library:

Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary – Thumb-Indexed Version (19^th edition 2001) by Donald Venes, Clayton L. Thomas, Clarence Wilbur Taber

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy: 17th Edition, (1999)

Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: A Synopsis of Laboratory Medicine by Jacques Wallach, M.D.

Nursing 2004 Drug Handbook by Lippincott, Springhouse

The Cancer Dictionary: An A-to-Z guide to over 2,500 terms by Roberts Altman & Michael J. Sarg M.D.

Deadly Drug Interactions: The People's Pharmacy Guide (1997) by Joe Graedon & Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.

Deadly Drug 33 Interactions: The People's Pharmacy Guide (1995) by Joe Graedon & Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.

The Pill Book, 7th Edition (June 1996) editor Harold M. Silverman Pharm.D.

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Effective Support Groups: How to Plan, Design, Facilitate, and Enjoy Them by James E. Miller

The Wellness Community Guide to Fighting for Recovery from Cancer by Harold H. Benjamin

Cancer Support Groups: A Guide for Facilitators by Joan Hermann & American Cancer Society

Additional useful books:

Healing Wisdom: Wit, Insight & Inspiration for Anyone Facing Illness by Greg Anderson

How To Live Between Office Visits: A Guide to Life, Love and Health by Bernie S. Siegel, M.D.

Life is Good...except for this cancer (28 year olds experience with carcinoid) by Peter Polishuk

Rollercoaster: A Cancer Journey by Wayne Tefs (re-inventing myself after diagnosis)

The Carcinoid Syndrome by Basil RuDusky M.D. & Danielle Martine

Healing Lessons by Sidney J. Winawer, M.D. (wife died of Carcinoid)

Effective Support Groups by James E. Miller

The Support Group Sourcebook: What They Are, How You Can Find One, and How They Can Help You by Linda L. Klein

The Chemotherapy Survival Guide by Judith McKay R.N. and Nancee Hirano R.N., M.S.N.

Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book by Dr. Susan M. Love M.D.

Timeless Healing: The Power & Biology of Belief by Herbert Benson M.D. with Marg Stark

Prayer Is Good Medicine: How to Reap the Healing Benefits of Prayer by Larry Dossey M.D.

Love, Medicine & Miracles: Lessons Learned About Self-Healing From A Surgeon's Experience With Exceptional Patients by Bernie S. Siegel M.D.

Peace, Love & Healing: Bodymind Communication & The Path To Self-Healing: An Exploration by Bernie S. Siegel M.D.

Healing and The Mind by Bill Moyers (companion to the PBS series by the same name) Natural Health, Natural Medicine: A comprehensive manual for wellness and self-care by Andrew Weil M.D.

Choices in Healing: Integrating The Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer by Michael Lerner (basis for Bill Moyer's PBS series "Healing and the Mind")

8 Weeks To Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power by Andrew Weil M.D.

Getting Well Again: The Bestselling Classic About The Simontons' Revolutionary Lifesaving Self-Awareness Techniques by O. Carl Simonton M.D., Stephanie Matthews-Simonton and James L. Creighton

Kitchen Table Wisdom by Rachel Naomi Remen M.D. (forward by Dean Ornish, M.D.)

Minute Meditations for Healing and Hope by Emilie Barnes

Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and The Practice of Medicine by Larry Dossey M.D.

Laugh! I Thought I'd Die (If I Didn't): Daily Meditations on Healing Through Humor by Anne Wilson Schaef

The 22 Non-Negotiable Laws of Wellness: Take Your Health into Your Own Hands to Feel, Think, and Live Better Than You Ever Thought Possible by Greg Anderson

Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditations in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn

A Marriage Made in Heaven or Too Tired for an Affair (for laughs) by Erma Bombeck

Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul: 101 Healing Stories of Courage and Inspiration by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Aubery & Nancy Mitchell, R.N.

Every Second Counts by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins

It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins

The Four Things That Matter Most: A Book About Living by Ira Byock

The Caregiver's Manual by Kay Patie & Gene B. Williams

Home Care: An Alternative to the Nursing Home by Florine DuFresne (may be out of print)

How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter by Sherwin B. Nuland

The Wheel of Life: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, MD.

On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D.

The Thyroid Solution: A Mind-Body Program for Beating Depression and Regaining Your Emotional and Physical Health (1999) by Ridha Arem, MD.

The Thyroid Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know About: Symptoms of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism; Graves' disease and thyroid eye disease; Hashimoto's disease and thyroiditis; Treatments, medications, and nutrition; Thyroid disease during pregnancy and menopause; Thyroid cancer (1998) by Sara M. Rosenthal

Living Well With Hypothyroidism: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know (2000) by Mary J. Shomon

Journey Into Healing: Awakening the Wisdom Within You by Deepak Chopra M.D.

Dr. Folkman's War: Angiogenesis and the Struggle to Defeat Cancer by Robert Cooke & C. Everett Koop

None of These Diseases: A famous doctor's biblical prescription for healthier and happier living by S. I. McMillen M.D.

Staying Alive: A Family Memoir by Janet Reibstein (mostly breast cancer, but Carcinoid mentioned on page 131 as also in the family)

Dr. Rosenfeld's Guide to Alternative Medicine by Isadore Rosenfeld M.D.

Mind as Healer, Mind as Slayer by Kenneth R. Pelletier (may be the "classic" book that began the revolution in mind/body medicine)

Alternatives in Cancer Therapy: The Complete Guide To Non-Traditional Treatments by Ross Pelton R.Ph., Ph.D. & Lee Overholster Ph.D.

Healing Nutrients by R. D. Quillin Ph.D., R.D.

Staying On The Path by Wayne W. Dyer (collection of inspirational quotes)

Anatomy of an Illness, As Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration by Norman Cousins

Guilt Is The Teacher, Love Is The Lesson: A Book to Heal You, Heart and Soul by Joan Borysenko Ph.D.

THYROID
The Thyroid Solution: A Mind-Body Program for Beating Depression and Regaining Your Emotional and Physical Health (1999) by Ridha Arem, MD.

Living Well With Hypothyroidism: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know (2000) by Mary J. Shomon

Type 2 DIABETES
The First Year Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnoses by Gretchen Becker w/Foreword by Allison B. Goldfine, M.D.

American Diabetes Association Complete Guide to Diabetes, 3rd Edition Completely Revised, The Ultimate Home Reference

The Diabetes Food & Nutrition Bible: A Complete Guide to Planning, Shopping, Cooking, and Eating by Hope S. Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE, and Robyn Webb, MS

The Diabetes Travel Guide by Davida F. Fruger, MSN, RN, CS, CDE

Nutrition in the Fast Lane: A Guide to Nutrition and Dietary Exchange Values for Fast Foods by Fast Food Facts (LINK)

Diabetes Myths, Misconceptions, and Big Fat Lies! by Kris Swenson, RN, CDE and Betty Brackenridge, MS, RD, CDE

AUDIO TAPES:

(tape) Benson M.D., Herbert w/Marg Stark - Timeless Healing

(tape) Carlson, Richard & Shield, Benjamin, editors - Handbook For The Soul

(tape) Dossey M.D., Larry - Prayer Is Good Medicine

(tape) Dossey M.D., Larry - Medicine, Meaning, and Prayer

(tape) Dossey M.D., Larry - Be Careful What You Pray For...

(tape) Hay House Sampler - featuring Hay, Borysenko & others

(tape) Holloway, Linda - Feeling Better / Feeling Sound: How Sound Can Heal and Harmonize Your Life

(tape) Kabat-Zinn, Jon - Guided Body Scan Meditation from Mindfullness Meditation

(tape) LeShan Ph.D., Lawrence - How To Meditate: 4 classic meditation techniques

(tape) Moyers, Bill - Healing and The Mind

(tape) Naparstek, Belleruth - Health Journeys For People with Cancer

(tape) Siegel M.D., Bernie S. - Peace, Love & Healing: Bodymind Communication & The Path To Self-Healing: An Exploration

(tape) Siegel M.D., Bernie S. - How To Be An Exceptional Patient: Living With Love and Hope

(tape) Siegel M.D., Bernie S. - Personal Reflections and Meditations

(tape) Siegel/ECaP - Health and Well-Being: An ECaP Subliminal Affirmation Tape

(tape) Siegel M.D., Bernie S. - EcaP Presents: Healing Meditations with Dr. Siegel

(tape) Siegel M.D., Bernie S. - Meditations for Enhancing Your Immune System

(tape) Siegel M.D., Bernie S. - Healing from the Inside Out

(tape) Simonton M.D., O. Carl - Dr. Carl Simonton's Getting Well: A step-by-step, self-help guide to overcoming cancer for patients and their families

(tape) Weil M.D., Andrew - Spontaneous Healing

(tape) Weil M.D., Andrew with Toms, Michael - The New Approach To Medicine

(tape) Williams, Victor - The Healing Power in Humor

Please read last section on this page - below. Thank you, Susan, 1-26-2009

Since 1996 --- when I first located others with Carcinoid --- I have answered every email sent to me, although some replies were delayed longer than I liked. I am NO longer able to reply to all e-mails due to the volume and other things going on in my life (all good). I do love hearing from others, but an unable to reply to all individually. I shall not forget my many Carcinoid friends and of course shall reply to you … as time permits. This web site was 11 years old on April 27, 2008, and my plan is to keep it updated for many years to come.

Since my husband "retired" I am away from my computer for days, and sometimes, weeks at a time. Yes, there is wireless internet and we have tried that a number of places. But, if I deal with email when we are away from home then it is not a "restful vacation" for me.

PLEASE use the SEARCH capability at the top my pages. You may search for a word, a phrase, a drug, a treatment, a book title or anything you can think of. You may search this site only, or search the complete World Wide Web.

To speak with a person please know you may call the “telephone information and support line” of the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, Inc. (CCF), Tuesday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time at 1-888-722-3132 (free) or 1-914-693-1001. “The information and support line” is staffed by medical professionals. Mondays and Fridays are research days, if you call then and do not reach a person do leave a clear message. The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation’s (CCF) superb web site is at http://www.carcinoid.org

CCF - Serving the carcinoid/NETs patient and medical community for close to forty years (chartered in 1968)
“Meets Extensive Standards of America’s Most Experienced Charity Evaluator”
Better Business Bureau

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DISCLAIMER: I am a patient and NOT a medical doctor or health care professional. I share information and links to information that has been helpful to me and that I believe to be correct and good, but I cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information, except for MY stories. I urge you not to rely only on this information but I believe you should discuss your situation and information with your medical doctors and/or other medical professionals. "Sunny" Susan Anderson

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