Fighting Cancer - A Survival Guide

Occasionally one is fortunate enough to encounter a person who is willing to reveal their personal experiences on a personal matter in the hope that it will help others. In the case of Jonathan Chamberlain, he felt that the book he wrote about how to cope when a family member, or indeed oneself, has cancer needed to reach as wide an audience as possible. So, when the book 'Fighting Cancer - A Survival Guide' went out of print, he selflessly decided to make the complete text available online for the public to view at no cost.

Chamberlain's wife, Bernadette, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1993. Despite pursuing the expected line of treatments i.e. surgical investigation, radiation and chemotherapy, Bernadette sadly died one year later. In retrospect, Chamberlain believes that he and his wife made a mistake in following the doctor's advice and not looking into any alternative forms of therapy.

Jonathan Chamberlain, himself an English teacher and writer of secondary school text books, wanted to find a book that could lead the reader through the whole choice of options for cancer patients in an intelligent and objective fashion. After reading over 150 books and coming to the conclusion that most of them wanted to sell the reader on one particular cure, Chamberlain decided to write his own book. There were too many questions left unanswered: what would he do if he or his son contracted cancer? In his own words:

"I wrote this book partly as therapy and partly as a means of arriving at an answer for myself - an answer that I could share with friends - an answer that would lessen the suffering of mankind. I owe that much to Bernadette for the suffering she went through. It must not be in vain! 'Fighting Cancer - A Survival Guide' is the book I wish I had been able to share with Bernadette'.

Although Chamberlain admits that orthodox treatments are what may be required for some people to beat cancer, he wishes that alternative therapy options were at least presented to cancer patients so that those in need can make a wholly informed choice. With this book, the reader is treated as being intelligent and wanting someone to offer hope by showing how many different avenues of treatment are available. Jonathan Chamberlain understands that for each individual the decisions made behind each choice of therapy are unique. He also stresses the importance of the 'placebo factor', that the patient must believe in the choice of therapy that they've chosen; to give themselves hope.

To read this book and find out more about Jonathan Chamberlain, please visit www.fightingcancer.com where the book is available to download in conveniently sized chapters. The website is worth visiting as it functions as a continuation of the book with additional advice, new information (occasional reconsiderations of something written previously), personal stories (both good and bad) of people who have had cancer. The reader will also discover book reviews, helpful links to information and product resources. Mr. Chamberlain would also like to make it clear that he does not receive any form of compensation for any book or product that he may recommend.