EMPOWER YOURSELF! Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient, survivor, or loved one of someone suffering from advanced breast cancer, 100 Questions & Answers About Advanced and Metastatic Breast Cancer, Second Edition offers essential and practical guidance. Providing both doctor and patient perspectives, this updated and revised edition offers authoritative answers to the most commonly asked questions about advanced and metastatic breast cancer including diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment quality of life, alternative medicine, targeted therapy, and coping strategies. Written by experts from Johns Hopkins University and Medical Center, this new edition is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this disease.

In This Newly Updated And Revised Edition Of Navigating Breast Cancer: A Guide For The Newly Diagnosed, Second Edition, Author Lillie Shockney Empowers Breast Cancer Patients And Their Families By Providing Authoritative, Easy-To-Follow Information About Each Step Of Treatment, Helping Women To Make Informed Decisions About Their Care. Armed With This Invaluable Book, Breast Cancer Patients Will Be Well Prepared For Each Phase Of Therapy, And Perhaps Most Importantly, Will Learn How To Continue To Work And Live Life While Receiving Treatment. This Outstanding Resource Provides Breast Cancer Patients With The Essential Tools They Need To Cope With Symptoms And To Navigate The Maze Of Modern Treatment Options.

Becoming A Breast Cancer Nurse Navigator Is An Innovative New Resource That Guides Nurses Through The Process Of Becoming A Nurse Navigator At Breast Cancer Centers. Written By A Nationally Renowned Expert Nurse Navigator, This Essential Resource Provides Direction On Improving Efficiency And Effectiveness In Delivery Of Care. Important Features Of The Book Include An Overview Of The History Of Navigation, Case Studies To Reinforce Concepts And Information On Becoming A Certified Nurse Navigator. It Also Contains Tools To Help Measure Individual Performance And Demonstrate Value To Cancer Center Leaders. Becoming A Breast Center Nurse Navigator Is A Must-Have Resource For Oncology Nurses And Administrators Interested In Patient Advocacy And Improved Outcomes.

85% Of Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Today Will Be Survivors Of This Disease. Your Goal Is To Join That Majority. The Johns Hopkins Patient Guide To Breast Cancer Is A Concise A "How To" Guide That Takes You Through The Journey Of Breast Cancer Treatment. It Guides You Through The Overwhelming Maze Of Treatment Options Available, The Complicated Schedule Ahead, And The Task Of Putting Together Your Plan Of Action So That You Become A Cancer Survivor. Empower Yourself With Accurate, Understandable Information That Will Allow You Participate In The Decision Making About Your Care And Treatment.

This handbook covers all dimensions of breast cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for the non-oncologist. A special emphasis is placed on the long-term survivor.

Though more and more individuals diagnosed with cancer become survivors, there still remains hundreds of thousands forced to succumb to their disease. How oncology specialists communicate bad news, discuss treatment options, and interact throughout the cancer journey greatly influences the expectations patients and their loved ones have regarding the goals and outcomes of treatment. There is limited residency education or nursing education about how to communicate effectively with patients who we know will be facing end of life rather than survival. Research studies have validated that more than 40% of patients with metastatic disease believe that their chemotherapy treatments they are receiving just weeks before they die were for the purpose of curing them of their cancers. Hospice remains an under-utilised service due to the uncomfortable feelings it causes when discussing alternative options to treatment rather than continuing toxic drug therapy. On average, patients do not get referred until too ill to receive any more chemotherapy treatments. This is a time to be truly providing the patient and family patient centred care, factoring in their life goals, their hopes for themselves that transition over time, their hopes for their family without them, and how we can innovatively help them reach these important goals even after they have died, by identifying or serving as a "Hope Fulfiller".

Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, is the Administrative Director of the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center, member of the surgical faculty, a breast cancer survivor, oncology nurse, and nationally renowned speaker and published author on breast cancer. Her book, Stealing Second Base: A Breast Cancer Survivor's Experience and Breast Cancer Expert's Story, is a unique, empowering, and often humorous story about the journey of a woman who has experienced breast cancer from many perspectives. Lillie Shockney shares her story about flipping to the other side of the patient's side rail when she went from medical professional, wife, and mother to becoming a breast cancer patient, patient advocate, and nationally recognized breast cancer expert, lending her emotional support and medical advice to help lead breast cancer patients and families through their own journey with this life altering disease. This must-have book combines the author's motivational and medical expertise to provide practical, important information on breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, pre- and post-surgery quality of life, sexuality associated with breast cancer treatment, the right to choose breast reconstructive surgery, breast reconstruction resources, and much more! You will laugh and cry, and come away inspired after reading this book. Guaranteed. Her message is powerful. Experience it for yourself.