Getting Well Again

Based on the Simontons'' experience with hundreds of patients at their world-famous Cancer Counseling and Research Center Getting Well Again introduces the scientific basis for the will to live.. In this revolutionary book the Simontons profile the typical cancer personality: how an individual''s reactions 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. This book offers the same self-help techniques the Simonton''s patients have used to successfully to reinforce usual medical treatment -- techniques for learning positive attitudes relaxation visualization goal setting managing pain exercise and building an emotional support system.