Cancer Is a Word Not a Sentence: A Practical Guide to Help You Through the First Few Weeks (Book) Author: Robert Buckman, MD Cancer is a Word, Not a Sentence takes a step-by-step look at coping with a diagnosis of cancer to help patients and families move forward with life. Readers will learn what the diagnosis means, what the tests are all about, how to weigh the benefits and risks of treatment options, and how to cope with side-effects, uncertainties and emotional ups and downs. Additional topics cover the value of participating in clinical trials, how to talk about cancer with family and friends, how to talk to your medical team, how to maintain quality of life and where to get more help. A glossary of terms, and lists of organizations, websites and resources are included. Robert Buckman, MD, is a medical oncologist in Toronto at the Princess Margaret Hospital, and a full professor in the department of medicine at the University of Toronto, and an adjunct professor at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas. He has also presented television science and medicine programs in Britain and Canada and is the author of many books for consumers and health professionals. He lives in Toronto. Purpose:  Consumer information/support; Health information Geographic Origin:  Canada Language of Resource:  English Publisher:  Toronto, ON: Key Porter Books Date Published:  2006 Last Reviewed by Women's Health Matters:  February 11, 2008