Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-304) and index.
Contents:
Part one: What your doctor never tells you. The race against time ; Pack your own parachute ; How to talk so your doctor will listen ; What they never taught me in medical school ; How to be an empowered patient -- Part two: Good health by choice, not chance. What should I get screened for? ; Your prevention prescription -- Part three: Essential steps to surviving any diagnosis. What do I have? What should I do? Why? ; The search for health, peace, and serenity in complementary medicine ; Attitude matters: the psychology of survival and longevity.
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