Climbing the Mountain - Stoller, Paul; Stoller, Mitchell
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"You have cancer." Three words that will change your life forever. The diagnosis is often followed by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and many other stress-inducing treatments. Your future will seem like an insurmountable mountain. John, a 50-year-old corporate lawyer, found himself facing this exact situation when he was diagnosed with a low grade follicular lymphoma. But John was determined to win his fight. Doing research on how to cope with cancer, he found a way to cope with it and is now in long-term remission. Using his story, the authors provide a guide to climbing that…mehr

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"You have cancer." Three words that will change your life forever. The diagnosis is often followed by surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and many other stress-inducing treatments. Your future will seem like an insurmountable mountain. John, a 50-year-old corporate lawyer, found himself facing this exact situation when he was diagnosed with a low grade follicular lymphoma. But John was determined to win his fight. Doing research on how to cope with cancer, he found a way to cope with it and is now in long-term remission. Using his story, the authors provide a guide to climbing that mountain. They show how using preparation (research), practice (exercise and activity), and a variety of social supports to live well within the parameters that cancer imposes can help you deal with the disease. They consider how to cope with the stresses and strains of diagnosis, first treatment, short-term remission, second treatment, long-term remission and palliative care. In particular, the authors stress the important relationship between exercise, activity, and well-being.
Autorenporträt
Paul Stoller is Professor of Anthropology at West Chester University and has been conducting anthropological research for more than 30 years in West Africa (Niger) and among African immigrants in New York City. This body of research has resulted in the publication of 12 books, which include ethnographies, memoirs, a biography, and collections of academic essays. His most recent work, published in October 2014, is Yaya's Story: The Quest for Well-Being in the World. In April 2013, the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustav, awarded him the 2013 Anders Retzius Gold Medal for his significant scientific contributions to anthropology. Mitch Stoller is the executive director of the American Association for Cancer Research Foundation. In his role, Stoller leads the strategic direction and execution of the foundation to maximize the development and expansion of fundraising, marketing, and communications in the support of cancer research. For 30 years Stoller has been dedicated to being an "Agent of Change" by solving complex strategic challenges in the nonprofit sector. He has had the honor of working with a variety of distinguished organizations during his career including the American Association for Cancer Research, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Foundation, LiveStrong Foundation, and Safe Kids Worldwide. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Players Development Academy.