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Surviving Triple Negative Breast Cancer - Hope, Treatment, and Recovery (Hardcover)
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Surviving Triple Negative Breast Cancer - Hope, Treatment, and Recovery (Hardcover)
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After her diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), health
journalist Patricia Prijatel did what any reporter would do: start
investigating the disease, how it occurs, and how it's treated.
While she learned that important research was emerging, she found a
noticeable lack of resources on the disease, which affects 70,000
women a year and differs from hormone-positive breast cancer in
important ways, including prognosis and treatment options. Hormone
negative breast cancer disproportionately affects younger women and
African-American women - and it can be more dangerous than other
types of breast cancer. But there are many reasons to be hopeful,
as Prijatel learned. Through her blog, Positives About Negative,
she has met hundreds of women who have told her their stories and
shared their fears, confusion, and frustration. After her recovery,
she began writing this book to provide the first dedicated resource
for women diagnosed with TNBC. Surviving Triple Negative Breast
Cancer delivers research-based information on the biology of TNBC;
the role of genetics, family history, and race; how to navigate
treatment options; and a plethora of strategies to reduce the risk
of recurrence, including diet and lifestyle changes. In clear,
approachable language, Prijatel provides an accessible guide to
understanding a pathology report and a vast array of scientific
studies. Woven throughout the book are stories of women who have
faced TNBC. These are mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters who
went through a variety of medical treatments and then got on with
life - one competes in triathlons, two had babies after being
treated with chemo, one got remarried in her 50s, and one just
celebrated the 30th birthday of the son she was nursing when she
was diagnosed. With honesty and humor, Prijatel's inspiring story
shows the heart of a survivor. Her message is that TNBC is a
disease to take seriously, with proper and occasionally aggressive
treatment, but it is not automatically a killer. Most women
diagnosed with the disease do survive. Surviving Triple Negative
Breast Cancer is a roadmap for women who want to be empowered
through their treatment and recovery.
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