Books & Multimedia

For Family and Significant Others

Caregiving by Peter S. Houts and Julia A. Bucher (2000). American Cancer Society, ISBN: 0-944235-20-4. Very informative; a good resource for caregivers. This book includes sections on cancer treatments, managing care, emotional and physical conditions associated with cancer. It helps the caregiver deal with situations and conditions.

Confronting the Cow - A Family’s Struggle with Breast Cancer, Loss and Rebuilding by C.B. Donner (2000). Moonlight Publishing, LLC. ISBN:0-9679637-9-6. The book focuses on how the children and husband rebuild their lives after the loss of their mom and wife. The children comfort and teach the dad about grieving. After their loss, the father continues to incorporate their mom’s memory into their daily lives.

Guide for Cancer Supporters by Annette and Richard Bloch; R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc: 1995. Intended for friends or family members of a cancer survivor, this easy-to-follow book provides information on cancer and its treatments as well as ways to support the patient.

Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One, A Guide for Grownups by William C. Kroen, (1996). Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing. ISBN: 1-57542-000-7. This book covers many helpful topics for adults who need to explain the loss of a loved one to a child. The book gives informative ways adults can make children understand death, help children work through their grief, offers suggestions for remembering and celebrating the life of those lost, and how to help children move forward with life afterward.

Helping Your Children Cope With Your Cancer: A Guide For Parents and Families by Peter Van Dernoot, (2002). Hatherleigh Press, New York, New York. ISBN: 1-57826-105-8. This book provides an instant support group for families in which a parent has been diagnosed with cancer. The book consists of 25 essays written by professionals, parents, and children. The essays written by parents give specific advice about how to help a child deal with a parent's cancer. The children's touching essays describe feelings of fear and regret in the face of a parent's illness.

Helping Your Mate Face Breast Cancer: Tips For Becoming An Effective Support Partner by Judy C. Kneece, R.N., OCN; EduCare Publishing: 1999. ISBN: 188665117. The book enables the support partner to understand the emotional response of mates, children and themselves; surgical and treatment options to be considered; how to promote the physical and emotional recovery of a mate and how to best manage the role of support partner during the illness.

Man to Man: When the Woman You Love Has Breast Cancer by Andy Murcia and Bob Stewart; St. Martins Press: 1989. ISBN: 0312026056. Written by the husband of movie star Ann Jillian, the book provides a helpful account of the authors’ reactions to their wives’ breast cancer battles.

My Mother’s Breast: Daughters Face Their Mother’s Cancer by Laurie Tarkan; Taylor Publishing Company: 1999. ISBN: 0878332278. The book compiles 16 personal accounts from daughters of mothers who have had breast cancer. The daughters share their feelings of anxiety, loss, fear, courage, inspiration, compassion and joy.

When the Woman You Love Has Breast Cancer by Larry Eiler; Queen Bee Publishing Co.: 1996. ISBN: 0964175703. Written from the male perspective, this book describes the experiences and issues faced during his wife’s battle with breast cancer.

When Life Becomes Precious by Elise NeeDell Babcock; Bantam Books: 1997. ISBN: 0553378694. A comprehensive, easy-to-use handbook that offers uplifting success stories, a resource section and more than 200 tips for friends and loved ones of cancer patients.