About the Book
Endorsed by a growing numbers of doctors at leading cancer centers, FORCE (Focus on Rehabilitation and Cancer Education) has helped hundreds of patients dramatically improve their lives, physically and emotionally, through exercise, diet, and stress management.
Clinically proven and completely accessible, the FORCE program works in tandem with traditional cancer treatments to speed recovery, prevent recurrence, and put you back in control of your life. Designed for easy at-home use, step-by-step exercises are tailored to the needs and abilities of all patients, from bedridden nonathletes to trained competitors. Nutritional advice outlines ways to maximize the body's ability to fight cancer, and a complete guide to stress management helps improve responses to pain, tension, and upsetting situations. Upbeat and full of inspirational success stories, "The" "FORCE Program" is exactly what you need to start feeling better today.
Review :
"[A] friendly, supportive, dogma-free companion . . . that can surely help a cancer patient through the stress of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery."
"--The New York Times
""Physical activity must be an integral part of any comprehensive program of cancer treatment. The FORCE program tells you exactly how to use it to strengthen your body's defenses and improve general health."
--ANDREW WEIL, M.D.
"Essential reading for health care providers as well as for patients . . . FORCE [is] an integral part of the therapeutic process."
--JONATHAN D. FINLAY, M.D.
NYU Medical Center
Director, Stephen D Hussenfeld Children's Cancer Center
"An eminently readable book that will empower patients to fight disease recurrence and live full and healthy lives."
--JOANN MANSON, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
"[A] friendly, supportive, dogma-free companion . . . that can surely help a cancer patient through the stress of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery."
"--The New York Times
""RECOMMENDED . . .
INSPIRATIONAL AND EASY TO FOLLOW."
"--Library Journal
""Growing clinical evidence supports the value of exercise to promote overall health and fight depression. The FORCE program, incorporating physical activity and strength-building, has made a real difference for many cancer survivors. Mr. Berman's commitment and energy have served as an inspiration and example to hundreds of patients who often feel defeated and helpless after a diagnosis of cancer. FORCE lets them take an active role in their recovery, and truly 'move on' to a better way of life."
--KARRIE ZAMPINI, M.S.W., C.S.W.
Director, Post Treatment Resource Program
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
""The Force Program" makes the case that not only is exercise a good way to prevent cancer, it can actually hasten recovery and fend off remission among cancer patients. . . . The book offers a step-by-step guide for cancer patients hoping to boost the body's ability to fight disease."
"--The Daily Camera
""If you or a loved one has cancer and you want 'to do more' in managing it, you can turn to this highly readable book by three people ideally qualified to produce it: a superb writer on health and fitness, a top oncologist who uses exercise in helping her own patients manage their disease, and a man who both has lived with cancer and has created the FORCE program, one that truly works!"
--STEVEN JONAS, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Professor of Preventive Medicine
School of Medicine, Stony Brook University
"The FORCE program exemplifies the how-to-do-it for cancer patients who want to eliminate the bad stress in their lives, utilize positive coping strategies, and lead healthier lifestyles by using good nutrition and suitable physical activity. The authors have done an excellent job of taking the content of the group sessions into the home of every cancer patient."
--KATHRYN M. KASH, Ph.D.
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York
"A plain-speaking educational resource for self-empowerment."
"--Calgary Herald
"
" [A] friendly, supportive, dogma-free companion . . . that can surely help a cancer patient through the stress of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery."
"-- The New York Times
"" Physical activity must be an integral part of any comprehensive program of cancer treatment. The FORCE program tells you exactly how to use it to strengthen your body' s defenses and improve general health."
-- ANDREW WEIL, M.D.
" Essential reading for health care providers as well as for patients . . . FORCE [is] an integral part of the therapeutic process."
-- JONATHAN D. FINLAY, M.D.
NYU Medical Center
Director, Stephen D Hussenfeld Children' s Cancer Center
" An eminently readable book that will empower patients to fight disease recurrence and live full and healthy lives."
-- JOANN MANSON, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
" [A] friendly, supportive, dogma-free companion . . . that can surely help a cancer patient through the stress of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery."
"-- The New York Times
"" RECOMMENDED . . .
INSPIRATIONAL AND EASY TO FOLLOW."
"-- Library Journal
"" Growing clinical evidence supports the value of exercise to promote overall health and fight depression. The FORCE program, incorporating physical activity and strength-building, has made a real difference for many cancer survivors. Mr. Berman' s commitment and energy have served as an inspiration and example to hundreds of patients who often feel defeated and helpless after a diagnosis of cancer. FORCE lets them take an active role intheir recovery, and truly ' move on' to a better way of life."
-- KARRIE ZAMPINI, M.S.W., C.S.W.
Director, Post Treatment Resource Program
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
" "The Force Program" makes the case that not only is exercise a good way to prevent cancer, it can actually hasten recovery and fend off remission among cancer patients. . . . The book offers a step-by-step guide for cancer patients hoping to boost the body' s ability to fight disease."
"-- The Daily Camera
"" If you or a loved one has cancer and you want ' to do more' in managing it, you can turn to this highly readable book by three people ideally qualified to produce it: a superb writer on health and fitness, a top oncologist who uses exercise in helping her own patients manage their disease, and a man who both has lived with cancer and has created the FORCE program, one that truly works!"
-- STEVEN JONAS, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Professor of Preventive Medicine
School of Medicine, Stony Brook University
" The FORCE program exemplifies the how-to-do-it for cancer patients who want to eliminate the bad stress in their lives, utilize positive coping strategies, and lead healthier lifestyles by using good nutrition and suitable physical activity. The authors have done an excellent job of taking the content of the group sessions into the home of every cancer patient."
-- KATHRYN M. KASH, Ph.D.
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York
" A plain-speaking educational resource for self-empowerment."
"-- Calgary Herald
"
"ÝA¨ friendly, supportive, dogma-free companion . . . that can surely help a cancer patient through the stress of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery."
"--The New York Times
""Physical activity must be an integral part of any comprehensive program of cancer treatment. The FORCE program tells you exactly how to use it to strengthen your body's defenses and improve general health."
--ANDREW WEIL, M.D.
"Essential reading for health care providers as well as for patients . . . FORCE Ýis¨ an integral part of the therapeutic process."
--JONATHAN D. FINLAY, M.D.
NYU Medical Center
Director, Stephen D Hussenfeld Children's Cancer Center
"An eminently readable book that will empower patients to fight disease recurrence and live full and healthy lives."
--JOANN MANSON, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
"ÝA¨ friendly, supportive, dogma-free companion . . . that can surely help a cancer patient through the stress of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery."
"--The New York Times
""RECOMMENDED . . .
INSPIRATIONAL AND EASY TO FOLLOW."
"--Library Journal
""Growing clinical evidence supports the value of exercise to promote overall health and fight depression. The FORCE program, incorporating physical activity and strength-building, has made a real difference for many cancer survivors. Mr. Berman's commitment and energy have served as an inspiration and example to hundreds of patients who often feel defeated and helpless after a diagnosis of cancer. FORCE lets them take an active role in their recovery, and truly 'move on' to a better way of life."
--KARRIE ZAMPINI, M.S.W., C.S.W.
Director, Post Treatment Resource Program
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
""The Force Program" makes the case that not only is exercise a good way to prevent cancer, it can actually hasten recovery and fend off remission among cancer patients. . . . The book offers a step-by-step guide for cancer patients hoping to boost the body's ability to fight disease."
"--The Daily Camera
""If you or a loved one has cancer and you want 'to do more' in managing it, you can turn to this highly readable book by three people ideally qualified to produce it: a superb writer on health and fitness, a top oncologist who uses exercise in helping her own patients manage their disease, and a man who both has lived with cancer and has created the FORCE program, one that truly works!"
--STEVEN JONAS, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Professor of Preventive Medicine
School of Medicine, Stony Brook University
"The FORCE program exemplifies the how-to-do-it for cancer patients who want to eliminate the bad stress in their lives, utilize positive coping strategies, and lead healthier lifestyles by using good nutrition and suitable physical activity. The authors have done an excellent job of taking the content of the group sessions into the home of every cancer patient."
--KATHRYN M. KASH, Ph.D.
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York
"A plain-speaking educational resource for self-empowerment."
"--Calgary Herald
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