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    Fitness for Cancer Patients
    Fitness for Cancer Patients
    Fitness for Cancer Patients
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    Fitness for Cancer Patients

    By Connie Carson

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    "Fitness for Cancer Patients" is for men and women who are struggling to be healthier after a diagnosis of cancer. The book, by design, is very short and readable. It does not include specific exercises but rather addresses the need for fitness. It’s a beginner’s guide, a motivational tool to encourage a focus on health. This book is for you if: * Your get-up-and-go has got up and gone! You might be in any stage of treatment. You’re tired and you hope that, by initiating an exercise program, you might develop more strength and stamina. * You used to be in fairly good shape. Since your cancer diagnosis, you’ve lost a lot of your athletic prowess and fitness. You want to get that back! * You’ve never been very athletic but recently your oncologist told you that you should begin an exercise program. You really don’t know where to begin. * It’s taken years to get out of shape and you’re frightened that it will take a while to get into better physical condition, especially following cancer treatment. If you want to become more fit, where do you start? "Fitness for Cancer Patients" can help you on your journey.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherConnie Carson
    Release dateApr 3, 2015
    ISBN9781310203008
    Fitness for Cancer Patients
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    Connie Carson

    Dr. Carson’s 35-year diversified career in healthcare has spanned oncology, speech-language pathology, and transplant medicine. For fourteen years, she acted as a healthcare consultant and website author to the oncology division of HCA Inc., based in Nashville, TN. She currently serves as President of the Board of Directors for the Colorado Cancer Coalition, the organization responsible for implementing the Cancer Plan for the State of Colorado. Most recently, she authored Exercise for Cancer Patients, which is available in hard copy and electronically.Her professional passion is to help cancer patients become more physically fit. Connie hosts a monthly fitness group for women called Feisty Fit Females and is President of the Board of Directors for Team CWW, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women of all fitness levels train for triathlon events. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Denver in Speech Communication, her M.S.in Speech Pathology from Washington University in St. Louis, and her B.S. in Speech and Hearing Sciences from Minnesota State University.An avid funologist, skier, golfer, open-water swimmer, and triathlete, she lives in Colorado with her husband.

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      Fitness for Cancer Patients - Connie Carson

      Fitness for Cancer Patients

      Connie J. Carson, Ph.D.

      and

      Susan Lasker-Hertz

      Copyright 2014 by Connie J. Carson and Susan Lasker-Hertz

      All rights reserved.

      2nd Edition Copyright 2015 by Connie J. Carson and Susan Lasker-Hertz

      All rights reserved.

      Authors:

      Connie J. Carson, Ph.D.

      Healthcare Consultant

      Denver, Colorado

      concarson@aol.com

      Susan Lasker-Hertz, RN, MSN, CHPN

      Clinical Director, Denver Hospice

      Denver, Colorado

      The first edition of this book, copyright 2002, was produced by HCA Cancer Care, an affiliate of HCA, Inc., Nashville, TN.

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      Licensing Notes

      This e-book is licensed for your personal use and enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or if it was not purchased for your use only, please visit Smashwords.com and purchase a copy for yourself. Thank you for respecting this author’s work.

      Property Rights of this book:

      All illustrations copyright Judith Scott, MFA and professor.

      Poetry written by Susan Karlen Mayer, Denver, Colorado.

      Permission:

      Permission to copy any portions of this work should be obtained by contacting Dr. Connie Carson at concarson@aol.com.

      E-Book by e-book-design.com.

      Fitness for Cancer Patients is not solely for women. It is for men and women who are struggling to be more healthy after a diagnosis of cancer.

      Designed to provide information and motivation, it is not meant to be used, nor should it be used, to diagnose or treat any medical condition. For diagnosis or treatment, consult your own healthcare provider. The publisher and authors are not responsible for any specific health needs that may require medical supervision and are not liable for any damages or negative consequences from any treatment, action, application, or preparation, to any person reading or following the information in this book.

      References are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute endorsement of any web sites or other sources. Readers should be aware that the web sites listed in this book may change.

      It is not the intention of this book to be a definitive or exhaustive review of information on Fitness for Cancer Patients. It’s a launching pad ... a beginning guide. Additional information is available on the internet.

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