On the mind-body connection in illness (especially cancer) Anatomy of an Illness, Norman Cousins -- about using the body's natural healing resources to overcome illness
Getting Well Again, O. Carl Simonton, M.D. -- about how an individual's reaction to stress and other emotional factors can contribute to the onset and progress of cancer -- and how positive expectations, self-awareness, and self-care can contribute to survival
Love, Medicine, and Miracles, Bernie Siegel, M.D. -- about how "exceptional" cancer patients take charge of their lives by finding their authentic self and following what they feel is their own true course in life -- and how this can lead to "self-induced" healing
The Silent Wound, Peggy Boyd, PhD -- about breast cancer at menopause as a manifestation of unresolved issues from adolescence (out of print, but available in libraries)
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Breast Cancer Survivors
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