Australian Small Publisher of the Year 2009

Anyone who is diagnosed with cancer receives a frightening blow, and in many cases the diagnosis is accompanied by a bewildering array of treatment options. In this invaluable book, Dr Richard C. Frank offers comfort and help to cancer patients, their families and their carers.

An award-winning oncologist recognised for his humanitarian approach as well as his research, Dr Frank empowers patients by unlocking the mysteries of the disease and explaining in plain language how to confront and combat it. He explains what cancer is and how it spreads, how the different treatment options work and what factors affect a patient's prognosis.

With a wealth of case histories, helpful coping strategies and up-to-date information about useful resources, Fighting Cancer is the book cancer patients and their loved ones can turn to with confidence and hope.

"An important resource for patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals ... It demonstrates the author's astute knowledge coupled with profound compassion." —Phyllis Osterman, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

"This book simplifies the language of cancer medicine and its related science to a level that allows most patients and family members to understand the important concepts needed to make decisions about treatment and overall care." —Ann A. Jakubowski, Ph.D., M.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

"Dr Frank writes in a clear and compassionate manner ... Fighting Cancer with Knowledge and Hope is a book that will provide confidence and direction to people with cancer and their loved ones." —Diane Blum, Executive Director, CancerCare