About the Author
Mary Tagliaferri, M.D., L.Ac. (center), is one of the founders of the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program at the University of California, San Francisco's Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center. She opened the first traditional Chinese medicine clinic at UCSF and has lectured extensively on alternative therapies for treating breast cancer. She is also a breast cancer survivor.
Table of Contents
Contents PREFACE Mary Tagliaferri, M.D., L.Ac.
FOREWORD Dean Ornish, M.D.
CHAPTER ONE
A Diagnosis of Breast Cancer: Taking Your First Steps Susan Love, M.D., M.B.A.
CHAPTER TWO
Building Bridges from Conventional to Alternative Medicine Debu Tripathy, M.D.
CHAPTER THREE
Choices in Healing Michael Lerner, Ph.D.
CHAPTER FOUR
Chinese Medicine and Breast Cancer Isaac Cohen, O.M.D., L.Ac.
CHAPTER FIVE
Diet and Breast Cancer Lawrence Kushi, Sc.D.
CHAPTER SIX
Food as Medicine: The Role of Soy and Phytoestrogens Mary Tagliaferri, M.D., L.Ac.
CHAPTER SEVEN
The Will to Live and Other Mysteries Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
CHAPTER EIGHT
Natural Products in the Management of Breast Cancer Heather Boon, BSc.Phm., Ph.D.
CHAPTER NINE
Micronutrients: Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation Keith I. Block, M.D.
CHAPTER TEN
Naturopathic Medicine Leanna J. Standish, N.D., Ph.D., L.Ac.; assisted by Cheryl Grosshans, N.D.; Jennifer A. Lush, N.D.; and Michelle Robeson, N.D.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Meditation Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.; Ann Ohm Massion, M.D.; James R. Hbert, M.S.P.H., Sc.D.; and Elana Rosenbaum, M.S., M.S.W.
CHAPTER TWELVE
Directed Prayer and Conscious Intention: Demonstrating the Power of Distant Healing Marilyn Schlitz, Ph.D.; and Nola Lewis, M.S.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
A Mind-Body-Spirit Model for Cancer Support Groups Elisabeth Targ, M.D.; and Ellen G. Levine, Ph.D., M.P.H.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
The Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic: A Healing Place for Low-Income Women Beverly Burns, M.S., L.Ac.; and Linda Wardlaw, Dr.P.H.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Evaluating Health Information Keren Stronach, M.P.H.
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