Product Description
At age 36, Julie Silver was enjoying an exciting career as a physician at the Harvard Medical School and a rewarding personal life as a mother, wife, and award-winning writer. But she had the sense that something was wrong. Two years and multiple doctors later, she was diagnosed with the breast cancer she had suspected all along and was catapulted into the role of cancer patient. Like many cancer patients who experience serious side effects from treatment, Dr. Silver emerged from therapy feeling not better, but exhausted and physically devastated. As she worked to heal herself, she became determined to write a book to help others recover after cancer treatment. Here Dr. Silver shares her own cancer journey and offers a step-by-step plan for physical healing, including exercise and diet recommendations and instructions for fighting fatigue, monitoring mood, and overcoming setbacks. Dr. Silver's advice comes from the heart -- and from her experience as both a cancer survivor and a doctor who has spent her career helping people heal from serious illnesses and injuries. No matter where they are in their own journey with cancer, readers will find After Cancer Treatment a personal, practical, and powerful guide to recovery.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 6 reviews)

Best Post-Cancer Treatment Resource Book I have Found... by Jay J. Walt

5 Stars
February 07, 2009
Excellent, easy to read support book for anyone emerging from cancer treatment. The author has a broad understanding of the challenges and offers suggestions both pertinent and real.

After cancer treatment by J. Gehman (San Jose, CA United States)

5 Stars
May 26, 2007
A must have book for all those people recovering from treatment for cancer, whether surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation or a combination of treatments. Dr Silver, a physician specializing in rehabilitation, and herself a cancer survivor, explains how to deal with many issues. She has a common-sense, down-to-earth approach on how to deal with a wide variety of side effects including lack of energy, loss of appetite, and many others. She offers helpful suggestions for coping with each of these problems and how to get your life back to as "normal" as possible.

A thoughtful guide for cancer recovery by Wilda Hayes (Danbury, CT)

5 Stars
May 25, 2007
Dr. Silver's writings in this volume are as approachable as her extensive work in the post-polio field, only with this topic, she brings the additional perspective of being a cancer survivor. At Ann's Place, our community cancer support agency, we feel comfortable recommending this book as a resource to our clients.

Must have for survivors by P. Schmid (Raleigh, NC)

5 Stars
March 15, 2007
As a health and fitness professional of 25 years, breast cancer survivor, and wellness coach (coaching survivors), she is right on target with this book in helping survivors think through what they need to do to live their healthiest life. She gives a personal perspective as well as evidence based guidelines. I highly recommend this book!

AFTER CANCER TREATMENT belongs in any serious health library or collection focusing on cancer recovery. by Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)

5 Stars
March 06, 2007
Plenty of books discuss how to handle a diagnosis of cancer and how to consider and handle treatment - but very few survey what happens next. AFTER CANCER TREATMENT: HEAL FAST, BETTER, STRONGER comes from a doctor who is a cancer rehabilitation specialist and a breast cancer survivor: her guide blends personal experience and professional insights to offer up a plan for healing. From how to recognize withdrawal signs for medications to understanding the beneficial effects of proper nutrition, AFTER CANCER TREATMENT belongs in any serious health library or collection focusing on cancer recovery.

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