Abstract
Each year, more than one million people get treated for cancer, and most of these will undergo chemotherapy, radiation therapy or both. This reassuring, optimistic guide helps people get a handle on treatment options and explains in plain English how chemotherapy and radiation therapy really work. It offers detailed advice on how to alleviate and cope with side effects — which range from hair loss to nausea to anemia — and describes how good nutrition, meditation, support groups and other techniques and resources can help in the recovery process.