Coping With the Emotional Impact of Cancer: How to Become an Active Patient

Neil Fiore

Jan 2010 · Ascent Audio · Narrated by Walter Dixon

About this audiobook

Become an active patient and build your emotional support systems.

Drawing on his experience as a thirty-year survivor of a "terminal" cancer diagnosis and his training as a licensed psychologist, Neil Fiore provides deep insight and practical tools for:
• managing the initial shock at receiving a cancer diagnosis
• lessening stress and worry
• combating depression
• preparing your body for treatment
• living a rich full life with cancer despite the fear and possibility of recurrence

Wise and compassionate, this audio book shows patients and their families how to work with medical caregivers, communicate with each other, and overcome feelings of helplessness.

About the author

Walter Dixon is a winner of Audible's "#1 Editor's Choice and Customer Favorites" award. The narrator of more than 200 audiobooks, he has performed on stage in stand-up comedy, theater, and opera productions. He has also voiced animated features, vintage radio dramas, and audio tours for the Guggenheim and other museums.