Surviving Cancer: One Woman's Story and Her Inspiring Program for Anyone Facing a Cancer Diagnosis

by Margie Levine

When cancer specialists at Boston’s internationally renowned Dana-Farber Cancer Institute diagnosed Margie Levine with a deadly asbestos-related lung cancer, they predicted that she had only six months to live. Refusing to give up hope, she chose an approach that combined state-of-the-art medicine with her own holistic program. Eleven years later, her mind/body regimen has evolved into a prescription for survival, and she has dedicated her life to sharing it with others.

Surviving Cancer offers a practical, integrated way of self-healing, with advice

•Creating the best possible team of physicians and loved ones

• Maximizing nutrition, using veggie overdosing

• Ridding your cells of harbored anger with a six-point forgiveness program

• Using music to boost your immune system and fight pain

• Using visualization to make your own affirmation tape

• Building up endorphins by seeking joy

• Using creative meditation techniques

Covering these topics and dozens more, Surviving Cancer is not only one woman’s lifesaving testimony, it’s a plan for finding rejuvenation in every new day.

256 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2001

Reviews

[Mary Piltaver · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gets 2 separate reviews from me and the reason is the background knowledge you have before coming into it, as well as the outdated knowledge (which happens regarding a book written in this year as I am well aware). I am an acute care oncology registered nurse so ALL of the topics she presented I already knew and for this reason, I give it a 3. HOWEVER for those that do not work in this field of health care (especially those with a cancer diagnosis) this is a fabulous, uplifting book with great tips to help beat your disease - or at least help you to be at peace with the diagnosis (and for this reason I give it a 4).

Levine walks you through her own cancer diagnosis and discusses her 'tips and tricks' that helped her to beat the odds. Spiritually empowering and incredibly uplifting, this book offers generalized and basic help to those touched by cancer and is written in such a way to expand the knowledge for those that have none prior in this area. She gives you the platform to jump off of to take the reigns and fight for your life

[Joanne Nussbaum · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good and uplifting encouraging book covering the basics of how to help yourself beat cancer... positive attitude, being your own advocate, educating yourself, surrounding yourself with a supportive network and fighting to survive. Though it's 15 years old all the ideas are relevant today, though there may be new drugs and treatments available.