DescriptionCreate and maintain breast wellness with the help of this groundbreaking guide from an expert. Dr. Chris Northrop is a leader in non-traditional healing and the co-founder of one of America's only all-female health clinics. In this thought-provoking audio she argues that the male-dominated medical profession focuses too much on "early detection" programs that create nothing but fear for women. Instead, Dr. Northrup teaches women how to stop fearing their breasts and put their lives back into balance. Breast Health includes tips on changing women's beliefs about their breasts, a diet and nutrition program to optimize breast wellness, advice on dealing with a family history of breast disease, a guide to transforming routine self-exams into positive experiences, and much more.
DescriptionSince serving as President Jimmy Carter's chief of staff in the late 1970s, Hamilton Jordan has survived three forms of cancer: non-Hodgkins lymphoma, melanoma, and prostate cancer. In this remarkable memoir, Jordan recounts his tumultuous adventures in the political arena and his successful journeys through the world of modern cancer treatment. Jordan's political anecdotes are fascinating and insightful, but it is when he talks of his cancers that Jordan achieves his real impact. For this is not a story about medical miracles. It's about how a patient defeats cancer by taking charge of his own treatment and becoming a well-informed, positive-thinking partner in his cure. For cancer sufferers, their loved ones, and their caregivers, No Such Thing as a Bad Day is practical, inspirational, and indispensable.
DescriptionFriendship isn't always easy. Natalie is different from the other kids in Dreenie's fifth-grade class. She comes to school in a wheelchair. She always wears a knitted hat. And she's allowed to bring her puppy to class. The kids in the class call Natalie "Bluish" because her skin is tinted blue from chemotherapy. Dreenie is fascinated by Bluish, and a little scared of her, too. She watches Bluish and writes about her in her journal. Slowly, the two girls become good friends. But Dreenie still struggles with Bluish's illness. Bluish is weak and frail, but she also wants to be independent. How do you act around a girl like that?
DescriptionIn November 1995, National Public Radio health science correspondent Rebecca Perl was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She learned she had a tumor in her chest, six months after giving birth to a baby boy. Months of chemotherapy and radiation proved unsuccessful, leaving only one treatment possibility: a potentially lethal dose of chemotherapy followed by a life-saving bone marrow transplant. In this award-winning documentary, Perl reports on her own thoughts and experiences as she faces the biggest battle of her life. Scenes from a Transplant won the duPont-Columbia Silver Baton Award; Edward R. Murrow Award; National Federation of Community Broadcasters Award; Silver Hugo Award; New York Festival World Medal for Health and Medical Information Award. Originally broadcast in 1998.
