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This book is an easy-to-read self-help guide for people facing cancer diagnosis and treatment. Following an effective Q&A format and based on a unique Wellbeing Essentials framework, it offers a valuable 'dip in and out' approach with signposting to evidence-based guidance on major challenges they may face.
List of contents
Foreword. Acknowledgments. The Authors. Chapter 1. What Am I Facing?. Chapter 2. Is There a Best Way to Make Decisions About My Treatment?. Chapter 3. What Is Prehabilitation and How Can This Help Me?. Chapter 4. How Do I Know if I Am Coping Well?. Chapter 5. Is There a Helpful Way to Think When Under Stress?. Chapter 6. Identity: Who Am I Now?. Chapter 7. How Does Cancer Affect Relationships?. Chapter 8. I Feel Stuck: How Can I Change This?. Chapter 9. What Are the Wellbeing Essentials?. Chapter 10. Is It Possible to Flourish After Cancer?. Resources and Connections.
About the author
Jeffrey Charles Dunn AO (Officer of the Order of Australia) is Professor of Social and Behavioural Science and Chair of Cancer Survivorship in the Division of Research and Innovation at the University of Southern Queensland where he leads research into strategies to improve survivorship outcomes for people affected by cancer. Alongside this he is Chief of Mission and Head of Research at the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. Jeff's focus is the connection between research and practice, working closely with leading academic and clinicians across the country to change policy and practice to improve outcomes for people affected by cancer. Jeff is the Immediate Past President of the International Union for Cancer Control based in Geneva. Jeff was appointed an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia in 2014 for distinguished service to medical administration through leadership roles with cancer control organisations and promotion of innovative and integrated cancer care programs
In August 2022 Jeff was diagnosed with a stage three rare and aggressive Blastoid Mantle Cell Lymphoma for which he received an autologous stem cell transplant and has ongoing therapy.
Suzanne Kathleen Chambers AO (Officer of the Order of Australia) is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Australian Catholic University. She is a registered nurse and practising health psychologist who has worked as a practitioner and researcher in psychological support for people with cancer for over 30 years. Professor Chambers is an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to medical research, particularly in the area of psycho-oncology, and to community health through patient care strategies to people with cancer.
Jeff and Suzanne are life partners and, in this book, they connect their professional and personal experience to provide pragmatic and evidence-based advice about common challenges after a cancer diagnosis.
