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Contacts - Books - etc

“Nothing Personal” gives you ammunition to fight for better cancer care

January 23, 2010

NOTHING PERSONAL
is a ‘how I suffered’ type of book.  So why am I singing its praises?
Author Mitzi Blennerhassett recounts her problems as a cancer patient in a matter-of-fact way.  We can all relate to her experiences, and think, “she had this as well – so why am I being told no-one else does?” She then [...]

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Mirror Makeovers

December 9, 2009

Draw the hair-do of your dreams Wikipedia

Currently a wonderful book, Mirror Makeovers,  is winging its way around the world.  This chatty, up-beat book by Regina Savage is all about losing hair, and how it doesn’t really matter – no, honestly.  Because who is underneath what used to decorate your head is still the [...]

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Sensible books when you can’t take another ‘patient survivor’ book

October 31, 2009

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BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Trick or Treatment – Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst – Bantam Press £16.99 hardback.
My e-mails are full with offers of the latest ‘cancer’ treatment, from goji berries to vitamin supplements. But please don’t send them. They generally worked for the author – but not for me. But I did think that [...]

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Helpful websites with cancer information from around the world

October 31, 2009

Hands reach out via Flickr

This isn’t just a list, but I have added notes that might help when you are looking for the right contact.
If you are in UK, it is often helpful to go to websites in other countries.  Although our charities have excellent sites, our NHS sites often are poor, and you [...]

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