I read this as my husband was undergoing cancer treatment, and I found it very helpful indeed in preparing us for what was to come, and managing the experience. A useful, well written, compassionate book.

Going through Chemo myself this book was soooooo helpful to me to navigate the mental and physical challenges that come with Cancer and the effects of Chemo, I used a lot of the tips she gave in the book

Overview
Getting cancer is like a bomb going off in your life.Having chemotherapy can feel like another bomb. Well folks that pretty much says it all.

In 2010 I had most of my left lung removed for in a nine hour operation for lung cancer. It was supposed to be a two hour arthroscopic incision but my lung was fused to my rib cage and like they ya never know until you do. Thank God for Dr. Sundhir Sundaresan and his team.

I was cancer free for 5 years and then in 2015 it came back in my lungs and I've had three radiations since then on my lung and two in my spine where it metasized last year. I'm getting more spinal radiation this week on May 7th. But you see, I've never had chemo and as the cancer has returned to my lungs I was afraid , deathly afraid that was what I was looking at. Chemo scares the hell out of me.
Anyway, I found out this morning that it's too early to go to chemo as the tumors are small and I seem to be fighting cancer pretty well and my medical team has taken a wait and see approach fir now. For that I am grateful.

I am also very, very grateful for Dr. Zavaleta for putting this book together. I read it in one day and no doubt will return to it again and again as chemo for me is not a matter of if, but when. The book helped calm me down and provided me with so much insight and practical information to once again face this monster from a different front. The book is easy to read and has provided me with a lot of resource material to face what lays ahead, Once again Thanks ,

It’s so stark the difference between words and experience, a gulf that can never be breached so my feeling about the book has to do with experience and nothing about the Author. Chemo is horrendous and anyone who goes through it must find strength from elsewhere to make it through.
This book does provide helpful pointers for certain things but everyone’s case is different hence it's limitation. I appreciate the authors experience with this and I feel so much for her, glad she is on the other side.

Wow. Just wow. I wish I had this book when I first started my chemo. This book is fantastic! So informative, understanding, tips, hints & tricks, side effects, stories, true understanding about every part of the disease. Not just the physical part of the disease, but the emotional part, the spiritual part, EVERYTHING. In all honesty, I think that everyone who is about to face cancer or in the midst of it already, their caregivers, loved ones and friends, they all should have a copy of this book. It would be a great reference for them to use whenever needed. I made sure my mom had a copy because she is my caregiver and it helped us both so much. She would remember little tricks for side effects I totally had forgotten about. Thank you to this wonderful doctor/patient for writing such a wonderful, helpful book!
This book for sure gets 5 stars. Thank you Netgalley & publishers for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you for this book! The author, a doctor, uses her experience as a physician and cancer patient to help those who are in or entering chemo. It is quite pastoral in tone, which will help many.

The "How to Handle Chemo Survival Guide" all chemotherapy patients should read before (and during) their treatment phases. Combining her knowledge as a doctor with her experience as a patient/survivor, Dr. Zavaleta crafts an in-depth and easy to follow guide for those facing cancer.

This is the book I wish I had when I was going through my own cancer journey and I will be recommending it to future patients.

Thank you to the author and netgalley for a copy to read and review.

My first day in chemo was appalling…. Everything moved so fast after the diagnosis of advanced lung cancer that I was in shock, incapable of listening and simply not prepared for what treatment involved. On that day, I would have been a less frightened man if I’d even read the very first chapter this book.

BRAVING CHEMO has been created by a very smart doctor who has already embarked on her own cancer journey. It is practical, honest, intelligent and thorough – it covers the predicaments and really ticks the emotional and educational boxes.

If your diagnosis requires chemotherapy, then I highly recommend that you make BRAVING CHEMO your ‘go to book’ – your friend! Tuck it under your arm for comfort, information, and optimism..

Cartoonist & Author, Melbourne Australia
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Dr. Zavaleta gave me an e-book copy of Braving Chemo because I was in the midst of deciding whether to endure chemo or not as part of my cancer treatment. Dr. Zavaleta, a family physician and herself a cancer survivor wrote this book after her own experiences with chemo.

I think everyone who is facing cancer treatment, their loved ones, caregivers and even those already having chemo should have a copy of this book to reference whenever they have a need. It’s full of tips and hints on what to do for all side effects from losing your hair to neuropathy.

She also addresses the spiritual side of being involved with cancer. It’s not just a physical disease, but it is also highly emotional. Each and every chapter is chocked full of links so you can read more on that topic. At the end you’ll find pages and pages full of sources verifying what she wrote in the book, but also places where you can delve further into what info you need at the moment.

You can read it straight through or skip to the chapters that explain what concerns you now. I highly recommend “Braving Chemo” for anyone dealing with cancer.

I hope she writes more. I would love to read about radiation and Aromatase Inhibitors next.

This was a very informative book, well researched and written i recommend for anyone going through chemotherapy