Fighting Cancer from Within: How to Use the Power of Your Mind for Healing

by Martin Rossman

Overview

A breakthrough guide for cancer patients on using the mind to treat the body, from a pioneer in complementary medicine
Recent research has shown that the mind can make a tremendous difference in not only the daily experience of living with cancer but also in the potential for overcoming it.
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Martin L. Rossman-hailed as "one of the greatest healers of our generation" by Rachel Naomi Remen-shows cancer patients how to use imagery in specific ways that can help them in their fight against cancer.
Imagery is a natural, efficient way of storing and processing information, and one that has powerful effects on both emotional states and physiology. And while imagery is not a substitute for medical, surgical, or other physical approaches to cancer therapy, scientific studies have proven that it complements and enhances those treatments in many important ways. In this first book of its kind, Rossman provides specific ways to use imaging in fighting cancer.
Praise for Guided Imagery for Self-Healing:
"This superb collection of imagery techniques is a landmark
contribution to the emerging field of behavioral medicine." -Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466817777
Publisher:	Holt Paperbacks
Publication date:	04/16/2025
Sold by:	OPEN ROAD INTEGRATED - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	289
File size:	668 KB

About the Author

Martin Rossman, M.D., is a pioneer in the field of alternative medicine. He is the co-founder and president of the Academy for Guided Imagery, on the faculty of the medical school at the University of California at San Francisco, and on the advisory board of Andrew Weil's Center for Integrative Medicine. The author of Guided Imagery for Self-Healing, he lives in Mill Valley, California.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	ix
	Introduction	1
1	Cancer Diagnosis: Nightmare, Challenge, or Bump in the Road?	11
2	After Diagnosis: The First Three Weeks	28
3	Combating the Stress of Cancer	44
4	Why Is Imagery Important?	82
5	Stimulating Healing	100
6	Making Good Decisions	132
7	Preparing for Successful Surgery	156
8	Making the Most of Chemotherapy	181
9	Making the Most of Radiation Therapy and Other Treatments	194
10	Relieving Pain	207
11	Spiritual Aspects of Cancer and Healing	227
12	Cancer Free	243
	Notes	257
	Resources	262
	Acknowledgments	268
	Index	269