Have a look at the Books and Tapes Department of the Simonton Cancer Center. You will find an abundance of various media especially designed to help you in getting well. You will find soothing music, and imagery journeys, as well as many excellent books which laid foundation to the new field of applied psychoneuroimmunology.


Imagery in Healing. By Jeanne Achterberg Shambhala Publications, 1985.

Minding in the Body. Mending in the Mind. By Joan Borysenko

Anatomy of an Illness. By Norman Cousins

The Biology of Hope. By Norman Cousins

Cancer as a Turning Point. By L. LeShan

Rational Behavior Therapy. By Maxie C. Maultsby

The Psychobiology of Mind-Body Healing. By E. Rossi,

Healing Yourself: A Step-by-Step Program for Better Health Through Imagery. By Martin L. Rossman,

Love, Medicine & Miracles. By Bernie Siegel,

Getting Well Again. By Simonton, Matthews-Simonton,& Creighton,

Larry LeShan
Lawrence LeShan, Ph.D., is a research and clinical psychologist who has worked with people with cancer for over forty years. His research has led many of them to find new, often effective ways to triumph over their illness by using it as a turning point to change and enrich their lives. He is the author of several books, including You Can Fight For Your Life and Cancer as a Turning Point.

It is the core belief of Team Oncology that we can effect the outcome of our health, and illness, when we energize the powers of healing within each person. The animation of these powers can be a great boost to the traditional benefits of medicine