According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 1.4 million people were diagnosed with cancer last year in the United States. Many of those people will go through treatment for cancer and become cancer-free. For many others, cancer will become a chronic condition that they may battle off and on for the rest of their lives.

No matter what type of cancer you have, GETTING ANSWERS ABOUT CANCER: Understanding the Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment will guide you from your initial cancer symptoms through your first doctor’s appointment, your cancer diagnosis, and all the way through your cancer treatments. It includes information about common cancer treatment options such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and cancer surgery, including detailed explanations of cancer treatment side effects and how they can be minimized. It also discusses alternative cancer treatments such as acupuncture, hypnosis, flaxseed, and milk thistle.

GETTING ANSWERS ABOUT CANCER covers everything from recognizing cancer symptoms to getting a second opinion, finding cancer support groups, dealing with grief and loss, shopping for wigs, preparing for and recovering from cancer surgery, finding money for cancer treatments, respite for cancer caregivers, and much more. Interspersed throughout are stories shared by cancer survivors about their diagnoses and treatments, and how they managed to make the most out life while living with cancer.