Book of the Month: Cancer Etiquette

Each month the Health and Education Resource Center website highlights a title from the print collection.  This month's featured title is Cancer Eitquette III.  This is a short book, with less than 150 pages.  None-the-less, it is densely packed with useful information for anyone who interacts with someone who is living with cancer.  The chapters discuss things such as word usage, actions, and gift-giving.  Each chapter has further divisions - sections that are about half a page long.  Everything from "Respect[ing] the Patient's Wishes" to "Visiting at Ho

  • About 1,444,920 new cases of cancer were predicted to be diagnosed in 2007. (Cancer Facts & Figures 2007)

  • Arthritis is the second most common cause of work disability after heart disease. (Arthritis Foundation)

  • To decrease the risk of hospital infections, remember to ask visitors as well as hospital staff to clean their hands.

  • Many people with high blood pressure don’t know they have it, even though about 1/3 of American adults do. (American Heart Association)