Taking Charge of Breast Cancer

Vividly showcasing diverse voices and experiences, this book illuminates an all-too-common experience by exploring how women respond to a diagnosis of breast cancer. Drawing from interviews in which women describe their journeys from diagnosis through treatment and recovery, Julia A. Ericksen explores topics ranging from women’s trust in their doctors to their feelings about appearance and sexuality. She includes the experiences of women who do not put their faith in traditional medicine as well as those who do, and she takes a look at the long-term consequences of this disease. What emerges from her powerful and often moving account is a compelling picture of how cultural messages about breast cancer shape women’s ideas about their illness, how breast cancer affects their relationships with friends and family, why some of them become activists, and more. Ericksen, herself a breast cancer survivor, has written an accessible book that reveals much about the ways in which we narrate our

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Ask the Doctor: Breast Cancer (Ask the Doctor Series)

For the woman newly diagnosed or “at risk, ” this third book in Dr. Vincent Friedewald’s Ask the Doctor series demystifies breast cancer and helps readers sort through the confusing and conflicting reports that have been released to date. Dr. Friedewald details the steps involved in a thorough diagnosis, proven medical treatments, and what the patient (and her family and friends) can do to aid her recovery. Ask the Doctor series presents accessible medical information in an easy-to-read format.

Breast Cancer: Molecular Genetics, Pathogenesis, and Therapeutics (Contemporary Cancer Research)

A comprehensive state-of-the-art summary of breast cancer research and treatment by leading authorities. The book’s many distinguished contributors illuminate the biology and genetics of breast cancer, including what is known about the hereditary breast cancer genes, BRCA1 and 2, the cutting-edge cytogenic approaches, and the biology of breast cancer metastasis. In addition, the authors describe current and future methods of breast cancer treatment in depth, and discuss environment and diet as risk factors for the disease. Breast Cancer: Molecular Genetics, Pathogenesis, and Therapeutics constitutes an excellent reference and resource for all those clinical and experimental oncologists, as well as genetic counselors nurses, who need to understand the latest developments in breast cancer biology, risk, and treatment.

Lower breast cancer survival linked to omission of axillary dissection. (Understaging, Inadequate Treatment).: An article from: Internal Medicine News

This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by International Medical News Group on February 15, 2003. The length of the article is 435 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Lower breast cancer survival linked to omission of axillary dissection. (Understaging, Inadequate Treatment).
Author: Michele G. Sullivan
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 15, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 36 Issue: 4 Page: 28(1)

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Indie Chicks: 25 Women 25 Personal Stories

This exciting anthology contains stories from twenty-five women from different parts of the world. Their ages differ, as do their backgrounds and locations, but one thing they all have in common is a spirit of independence and a determination to not only succeed, but prevail. Whether their struggles are to maintain balance between motherhood and career, escape from an abusive relationship, or to step out in faith and pursue a dream, all of these women have forged their own path.

As women, one of our most powerful “gifts” is the ability to encourage one another. This book is an effort to encourage women across the world. These twenty-five women share stories that will make you laugh, inspire you, and maybe even make you cry. Their hope is that these stories will inspire YOUR independent spirit and allow you to live the life you were meant to live.

In addition, each woman has included a “sneak peek” into one of her own novels.

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