Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents: The mind and cancer: The mind-body connection: A psychological approach to cancer treatment -- The mystries of healing: The individual and his beliefs -- The search for the causes of cancer -- The link between stress and illness -- Personality, stress, and cancer -- Expectations about cancer and their effects on recovery -- A whole-person model of cancer recovery -- Pathways to health: The program: Putting it to work -- Participating in your health -- The ''benefits'' of illness -- Learning to relax and visualize recovery -- The value of positive mental images -- Overcoming resentment -- Creating the future: Setting goals -- Finding your inner guide to health -- Managing pain -- Exercise -- Coping with fears of recurrence and death -- The family support system.