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Dietary
The Cancer Recovery Eating Plan; Daniel W. Nixon, MD.
What to Eat If You Have Cancer: A Guide to Adding Nutritional Therapy to Your Treatment Plan; Maureen Keane, MS & Daniella Chace, MS.

Informational
Cancer: 50 Essential Things To Do; Greg Anderson
A Cancer Battle Plan: Six Strategies for Beating Cancer From a Recovered "Hopeless Case"; Anne Frahm
The Cancer Breakthrough You've Never Heard Of; Richard A. Evans M.D.
Cancer: Increasing Your Odds for Survival - A Resource Guide for Integrating Mainstream, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies; David Bognar
Finding the Money: A Guide to Paying Your Medical Bills; Diane Tolley
Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster: A Guide to Mind_Body Techniques; Peggy Huddleston
The Support Group Sourcebook: What They Are, How You Can Find One, and How They Can Help You; Linda L. Klein

Complimentary Mind/Body
Give the Gift of Healing: A Concise Guide to Spiritual Healing; Rosemary Altea.
Health & Healing; Andrew Weil, M.D.
Shaolin: Nei Jin Qi Gong; Peter Fenton, PhD
Spontaneous Healing; Andrew Weil, M.D.

Personal Stories
It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life; Lance Armstrong.
Autobiography of a Face; Lucy Grealy
At Face Value; Terry Healey

Spiritual
The Seat of the Soul; Gary Zukav
When Bad Things Happen to Good People; Harold S. Kushner

Inspirational
Cancer as Initiation: Surviving the Fire: A Guide for Living with Cancer for Patient, Provider, Family, or Friend; Barbara Stone
Love, Medicine, & Miracles: Lessons Learned About Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients; Bernie Siegel, MD

You Gotta Keep Dancin': In the Midst of Life's Hurts, You Can Choose Joy!; Tim Hansel


For Caregivers
Caregiver's Reprieve: A Guide to Emotional Survival When You're Caring for Someone You Love; Avrene Brandt, PhD

For Children
Can I Still Kiss You?: Answering Your Children's Questions About Cancer; Neil Russell
Nowhere Hair: Explains your cancer and chemo to your kids; Sue Gladner, Edith Buenen
Because....Someone I Love Has Cancer: Kids' Activity Book; American Cancer Society
Talking with My Treehouse Friends about: An Activity Book for Children of Parents with Cancer; Peter van Dermoot
Mom Has Cancer! (Let's Talk About It); Jennifer Moore-Mallinos, Marta Fabrega

On Death and Dying
On Death and Dying: What the Dying have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy, and Their Own Families; Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Reaching to Heaven: A Spiritual Journey Through Life and Death; James Van Praagh
The Tunnel and the Light: Essential Insights on Living and Dying; Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, MD
When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death; (For Children) Laurie Brown & Marc Brown

Humor
Not Now I'm Having a No Hair Day: Humor and Healing for People with Cancer; Christine Clifford

Child Cancer
Educating the Child with Cancer: A Guide for Parents and Teachers, 2nd Edition*
*Available through The American Childhood Cancer Organization's (ACCO) website: https://acco.org/Information/Resources/Books.aspx. The ACCO will allow one free book.
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