
Your Cancer Road Map
Navigating Life With Resilience
$43.01
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
22 June 2021
Summary
No one should have to face cancer alone.
Each year, 1.8 million people are diagnosed with cancer in the United States. Upon learning this difficult news, individuals also have a minefield of complex information to navigate regarding treatment plans, insurance coverage, clinical trials, and more.
Your Cancer Road Map: Navigating Life with Resilience is a compassionate, comprehensive guide for cancer patients, their families, and caregivers, designed to take the guesswork out of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781950665914 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1950665917 |
| Author: | Kim Thiboldeaux, Jill Biden |
| Publisher: | BenBella Books |
| Imprint: | BenBella Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 22 June 2021 |
| Weight: | 451g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm |
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““A disease as complex as cancer deserves a guidebook as comprehensive as Your Cancer Road Map. This candid, accessible approach to navigating cancer is the tonic every cancer patient needs.” —Barak Goodman, acclaimed nonfiction filmmaker and director of Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies “Cancer has affected so many close friends and family members, and they are the inspiration behind my philanthropic commitment to the Cancer Support Community. Your Cancer Road Map puts in one place the gold standard of innovative, patient-focused services and guidance that I am proud to have helped expand across the US and to underserved communities.” —Barbara Bradley Baekgaard, cofounder of Vera Bradley “Kim Thiboldeaux is a fierce advocate for people living with cancer … Your Cancer Road Map is the guide that every cancer patient needs to relieve the stress of diagnosis and provide guidance and companionship throughout the cancer journey.” —Lidia Schapira, MD, FASCO, director of the Cancer Survivorship Program at the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center “This comprehensive book reflects the intensely personal nature of the cancer experience and is a necessary resource for anyone confronting a cancer diagnosis. There is no one better prepared to give guidance and insight than Kim Thiboldeaux and the Cancer Support Community.” —Christ Draft, former NFL player and cofounder of Team Draft, an initiative of the Chris Draft Family Foundation “The Cancer Support Community, led by Kim for the past 20 years, has been a great friend and partner to American Indians here in Arizona … Your Cancer Road Map is yet another example of the high quality of their work and their commitment to ensuring ALL people impacted by cancer have access to the highest-quality, culturally adapted cancer care and support.” —Lynette Bonar, CEO, Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation””““Thiboldeaux does a masterful job of explaining complicated, intimidating topics.”” —The Philadelphia Inquirer ““A disease as complex as cancer deserves a guidebook as comprehensive as Your Cancer Road Map. This candid, accessible approach to navigating cancer is the tonic every cancer patient needs.”” —Barak Goodman, acclaimed nonfiction filmmaker and director of Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies ““Cancer has affected so many close friends and family members, and they are the inspiration behind my philanthropic commitment to the Cancer Support Community. Your Cancer Road Map puts in one place the gold standard of innovative, patient-focused services and guidance that I am proud to have helped expand across the US and to underserved communities.”” —Barbara Bradley Baekgaard, cofounder of Vera Bradley “”Your Cancer Road Map is the guide that every cancer patient needs to relieve the stress of diagnosis and provide guidance and companionship throughout the cancer journey.“” —Lidia Schapira, MD, FASCO, director of the Cancer Survivorship Program at theStanford Comprehensive Cancer Center ““This comprehensive book reflects the intensely personal nature of the cancer experience and is a necessary resource for anyone confronting a cancer diagnosis. There is no one better prepared to give guidance and insight than Kim Thiboldeaux and the Cancer Support Community.”” —Christ Draft, former NFL player and cofounder of Team Draft, an initiative of the Chris Draft Family Foundation ““The Cancer Support Community, led by Kim for the past 20 years, has been a great friend and partner to American Indians here in Arizona … Your Cancer Road Map is yet another example of the high quality of their work and their commitment to ensuring ALL people impacted by cancer have access to the highest quality, culturally-adapted cancer care and support.”” —Lynette Bonar, RN, BSN, MBA, FACHE, CEO of Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation“
About The Author
Kim Thiboldeaux
Kim Thiboldeaux is the President & CEO of the Cancer Support Community, a combination of The Wellness Community and Gilds’ Club as well as one of the largest providers of social and emotional support worldwide. She has a strong background in health care, patient education, and national patient advocacy.
In the cancer and health care communities, Kim serves as a founding board member of the Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, member of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, co-chair of the Alliance for Quality Psychosocial Care, and advocacy board member of the Ruesch Center for the Cure of GI Cancers at Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Kim is also the host of Frankly Speaking About Cancer with the Cancer Support Community, an award-winning Internet talk radio show that airs weekly informing and inspiring listeners to live well with cancer.
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