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Dressed to Kill - The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Sydney Ross Singer, Soma Grismaijer Dressed to Kill - The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Sydney Ross Singer, Soma Grismaijer; Foreword by Dr Habib Sadeghi
R461 R387 Discovery Miles 3 870 Save R74 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Breast Cancer - Your Treatment Choices (Paperback): Terry J. Priestman Breast Cancer - Your Treatment Choices (Paperback)
Terry J. Priestman
R281 Discovery Miles 2 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Cancer treatments have been revolutionised over the past 40 years, and women are increasingly expected to take an active part in their breast cancer care, and are often faced with complex choices to make. But, a busy and stressful hospital clinic typically gives little time for detailed explanations, and, with the bewildering range of treatments on offer today, how do you know which one is best for you? This book gives a historical overview of the therapies, and gives the basic information needed to make informed choices about cancer care.

My Best Worst Year - A Breast Cancer Story (Paperback): Alison Tucker My Best Worst Year - A Breast Cancer Story (Paperback)
Alison Tucker
R280 R224 Discovery Miles 2 240 Save R56 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

"Alison, I’ve got bad news."

The voice of the pathologist at the other end of the telephone confirmed for Alison Tucker the news no woman ever wants to hear: she had breast cancer. Once the shock had settled, Alison decided that she would take charge. Not only would she take ownership of the dreaded disease, but she would do so with a positive mindset and prepare herself as best she could for what was to come. She did detailed research and paid close heed to what she was told by others who had walked the path before her. As she navigated her way through surgery and the chemotherapy and radiotherapy that followed, Alison’s determination paid off. Not only did she make new friends, but she learnt valuable life lessons too: acceptance of the illness for what it was, the amazing impact of ongoing advances in medical science, and the importance of being able to ask for – and receive – help.

In My Best Worst Year – A Breast Cancer Story, Alison gives us an authentic account of her experience, offering insights and advice for others who might one day face the same diagnosis. You will accompany her on her highs, empathise with her lows, and be amused by humorous anecdotes along the way. Through the generous support of family and friends, she has amassed a collection of practical tips for both patients and supporters which she shares with open-hearted honesty:

  • What to take to chemotherapy sessions
  • What to look for when choosing a wig
  • What side effects a person can expect when having the various types of cancer treatment
  • What to say, and what not to say, to a cancer patient
  • How to remove stress from a cancer patient’s life
  • What kind of gifts and gestures are most appreciated

Contrary to Alison’s expectations, her year of treatment turned out to be her best worst year. By telling her story, she underlines the importance of a positive attitude and hopes to show that a person can still lead a productive and enjoyable life even after being diagnosed with cancer.

Hidden Epidemic - Silent Oral Infections Cause Most Heart Attacks and Breast Cancers (Paperback): MD Jd Levy Hidden Epidemic - Silent Oral Infections Cause Most Heart Attacks and Breast Cancers (Paperback)
MD Jd Levy
R828 Discovery Miles 8 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Breast Cancer (Paperback): John Boyages Breast Cancer (Paperback)
John Boyages
R576 R403 Discovery Miles 4 030 Save R173 (30%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Breast Cancer: Taking Control ia a unique, easy-to-read, three-part book for patients with breast cancer. Written by an international expert who has treated thousands of patients, the book empowers women and their families who are faced with a diagnosis of breast cancer. In full color and plain English, and using the familiar image of a garden, renowned Australian breast cancer specialist Professor John Boyages, MD, PhD, walks you slowly through the stress and confusion of diagnosis, treatment, and life after breast cancer. In Breast Cancer: Taking Control, John Boyages provides you with the right tools, directions, and equipment to let you take control, maximize your survival, and find your path to recovery.

Talking to My Tatas - All You Need to Know from a Breast Cancer Researcher and Survivor (Hardcover): Dana Brantley-Sieders Talking to My Tatas - All You Need to Know from a Breast Cancer Researcher and Survivor (Hardcover)
Dana Brantley-Sieders
R1,105 Discovery Miles 11 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With humor and empathy, Dana Brantley-Sieders explores the science and realities of breast cancer for the love of your boobs and your life. Dana Brantley-Sieders spent twenty years working as a biomedical breast cancer researcher. Then, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She thought she knew breast cancer before it whacked her upside her left boob and left her bleeding on the curb of uncertainty. Turns out, she had a lot to learn. This book shares Brantley-Sieders' personal journey with breast cancer, from the laboratory bench to her own bedside, and provides accessible information about breast cancer biology for non-scientists. Talking to My Tatas: All You Need to Know from a Breast Cancer Researcher and Survivor, offers accurate, evidence-based science that is accessible to all readers, including the more than three hundred thousand individuals diagnosed with breast cancer every year, their caregivers, and their loved ones. Knowledge is power, and lack of it can lead to overtreatment, unnecessary pain and suffering, and even death. By demystifying the process from mammograms, biopsies, pathology, and diagnostics, to surgical options, tumor genomic testing, and new treatment options, Brantley-Sieders aims to arm breast cancer patients with the tools they need to battle this disease with a healthy dose of humor, grace, and hope.

Oestrogen Matters - Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives - Without... Oestrogen Matters - Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives - Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer (Paperback)
Avrum Bluming MD, Carol Tavris Phd 1
R435 R357 Discovery Miles 3 570 Save R78 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'I believe it is an ethical imperative for all clinicians who treat women in menopause or women with breast cancer to alert their patients to this book' Michael Baum, MD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery and visiting professor of Medical Humanities, University College London 'A thorough, careful and unbiased assessment . . . This extremely valuable message deserves to be widely disseminated' Lord Turnberg, former President of the Royal College of Physicians A compelling defence of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the faulty science behind its fall from prominence and empowering readers to make informed decisions about their health. For years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was hailed as a miracle. Study after study showed that HRT, if initiated at the onset of menopause, could ease symptoms ranging from hot flushes to memory loss; reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, and some cancers; and even extend a woman's overall life expectancy. But when a large study by the Women's Health Initiative announced results showing an uptick in breast cancer among women taking HRT, the winds shifted abruptly, and HRT, officially deemed a carcinogen, was abandoned. Now, sixteen years after HRT was left for dead, Dr Bluming, a medical oncologist, and Dr Tavris, a social psychologist, track its strange history and present a compelling case for its resurrection. They investigate what led the public - and much of the medical establishment - to accept the Women's Health Initiative's often exaggerated claims, while also providing a fuller picture of the science that supports HRT. A sobering and revelatory read, Oestrogen Matters sets the record straight on this beneficial treatment and provides an empowering path to wellness for women everywhere.

Breasts: The Owner's Manual - Every Woman's Guide to Reducing Cancer Risk, Making Treatment Choices, and Optimizing... Breasts: The Owner's Manual - Every Woman's Guide to Reducing Cancer Risk, Making Treatment Choices, and Optimizing Outcomes (Paperback)
Kristi Funk; Foreword by Sheryl Crow
R540 R452 Discovery Miles 4 520 Save R88 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A national bestseller! Breast cancer surgeon Dr. Kristi Funk offers a comprehensive and encouraging approach to breast care and breast cancer. Empower yourself with facts and strategies to understand your breasts, reduce your cancer risk, and open your eyes to interventions and treatments. Most women don't want to hear about breast cancer unless they have it and need to make some decisions, but these days news about breast cancer-the number one killer of women ages twenty to fifty-nine-is everywhere. Chances are you know someone who has had it. But did you know that choices you make every day bring you closer to breast cancer-or move you farther away? That there are ways to reduce your risk factors? And that many of the things you've heard regarding the causes of breast cancer are flat-out false? Based on Dr. Kristi Funk's experience as a board-certified breast cancer surgeon, she knows for a fact that women have the power to reduce breast cancer risk in dramatic ways. Many women believe that family history and genetics determine who gets breast cancer, but that's not true for most people. In fact, 87 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer do not have a single first-degree relative with breast cancer. This book will help you: Learn the breast-health basics that every woman should know Reduce your cancer risk and recurrence risk based on food choices and healthy lifestyle changes backed by rigorous scientific research Understand the controllable and uncontrollable risk factors for breast cancer Outline your medical choices if you're at elevated risk for or are already navigating life with breast cancer There have been few solid guidelines on how to improve your breast health, lower your risk of getting cancer, and make informed medical choices after treatment-until now. With her book available in 10 languages and in more than 30 countries, Dr. Funk is passionate about her mission of educating as many women as possible about what they can do to stop breast cancer before it starts. Praise for Breasts: The Owner's Manual: "Dr. Funk writes Breasts: The Owner's Manual just like she talks: with conviction, passion, and a laser focus on you."-Dr. Mehmet Oz, Host of The Dr. Oz Show "Breasts: The Owner's Manual will become an indispensable and valued guide for women looking to optimize health and minimize breast illness."-Debu Tripathy, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Breast Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center "Breasts: The Owner's Manual not only provides a clear path to breast health, but a road that leads straight to your healthiest self. As someone who has faced breast cancer, I suggest you follow it."-Robin Roberts, Co-anchor, Good Morning America

The Breast Cancer Book - A Trusted Guide for You and Your Loved Ones (Paperback): Kenneth D. Miller, Melissa Camp The Breast Cancer Book - A Trusted Guide for You and Your Loved Ones (Paperback)
Kenneth D. Miller, Melissa Camp; As told to Kathy Steligo
R729 R625 Discovery Miles 6 250 Save R104 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A comprehensive, down-to-earth guide for anyone diagnosed with breast cancer. Being diagnosed with breast cancer can be scary and confusing. There are medical terms to learn, options to consider, and important decisions to make, all while trying to carry on with work, family, and life. The Breast Cancer Book can't reverse a diagnosis or make breast cancer disappear, but every page can inform and empower you or your loved ones, no matter where you are in the breast cancer experience. Written by three trusted experts-an oncologist, a breast surgeon, and a two-time breast cancer survivor-this multidisciplinary book walks you through everything you need to know about breast cancer so that you can make the best decisions about diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. In plain, easy-to-understand language that illuminates all the facets of this disease, the authors draw on their professional experience and the most current scientific knowledge to * describe the risk factors for breast cancer; * explain the various tests used to detect cancer; * clarify the full range of treatment options, from surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation to newer combination therapies; * provide insight from experts in genetics, radiation oncology, and breast reconstruction; * present inspirational true stories of breast cancer survivors; and * simplify complex concepts with detailed graphics, tables, illustrations, and photographs. A crash course on breast cancer that will help get you or anyone you love through the physical and emotional challenges of the disease, The Breast Cancer Book will also help readers communicate with their cancer team. Packed with information, this compassionate guide is the most up-to-date book available.

I Am Not My Breast Cancer - Women Talk Openly About Love and Sex, Hair Lo ss and Weight Gain, Mothers and Daughters and Being a... I Am Not My Breast Cancer - Women Talk Openly About Love and Sex, Hair Lo ss and Weight Gain, Mothers and Daughters and Being a Woman with Breas (Paperback)
Ruth Peltason
R700 R585 Discovery Miles 5 850 Save R115 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

I Am Not My Breast Cancer gathers the warm, loving, frank, and informed voices of more than eight hundred women--from every state in the nation and from continents as far away as Australia and Africa--who reveal their fears, trade advice, share experiences, and express their deepest, most intimate concerns. Essential reading for any woman with this diagnosis, it offers the companionship of other women dealing with this disease. Taking the reader chronologically through the stages of diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and self-discovery, I Am Not My Breast Cancer offers women a deeper understanding of themselves and living with cancer.

A Breast Cancer Guide For Spouses, Partners, Friends, and Family - Using Psychology to Support Those We Care About (Hardcover):... A Breast Cancer Guide For Spouses, Partners, Friends, and Family - Using Psychology to Support Those We Care About (Hardcover)
Stephen Haynes, Luanna Meyer, Ian Evans
R1,546 Discovery Miles 15 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* Based on science-based evidence about breast cancer and its treatments and the author's experience with his wife's breast cancer. * Gives specific behaviourally-oriented suggestions for helping a woman with breast cancer * Summary 'How you can Help' sections at the end of each chapter giving specific and concrete suggestions. * Chapter summary of the main points and recommendations as well as additional information/ resource websites

Male Breast Cancer (Paperback): John Boyages Male Breast Cancer (Paperback)
John Boyages
R548 R372 Discovery Miles 3 720 Save R176 (32%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Male Breast Cancer: Taking Control is the third book by Professor John Boyages in his Breast Cancer: Taking Control series with a foreword by breast cancer survivor Nick Greiner. Professor John Boyages has helped thousands of people to not only survive but thrive after the diagnosis of breast cancer.John as he is known to his patients, writes the most comprehensive and easy to read books on breast cancer. Whether newly diagnosed or quite a way along your journey, his books are Australia's No.1 must-have read for patients.In Male Breast Cancer: Taking Control, John provides you with all the information you or your family and friends need to take control, maximize your survival, and find your path to recovery. It is also suitable for health professional staff and students.This book is written in John's approachable style, with more than 50 photographs and figures, patient stories and the use of botanical references and metaphors to explain difficult concepts easily. It is divided into three parts and has 20 control points where patients are guided through the process of making very important decisions regarding their diagnosis and treatment to put them in control. His first, award winning, best-selling book Breast Cancer: Taking Control was written for women with breast cancer and his second book DCIS of the Breast: Taking Control for patients with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) or pre-cancerous cells of the breast. This third book Male Breast Cancer: Taking Control now completes the series. Learn how to: * Know the difference between "man boobs" and male breast cancer * Have the right tests for an earlier diagnosis * Avoid under- or overtreatment * Ask your treatment team the right questions * Choose treatments for your breast and lymph nodes * Deal with stress, anxiety, fatigue, and sexuality during and after treatment * Understand when chemotherapy is really required * Get specific up-to-date information for male breast cancer and avoid pamphlets designed for females * Achieve a more positive state of mind through inspiring and motivating patient stories and key take-home messages Some key features: * "Traffic-light" colors guide you through treatment phases * 20 color-coded "Control Points" * Clear end of chapter "Warning", "Tip" and "Remember" icons and summaries * End of chapter take home messages * 10 real-life patient stories * Plain English style with garden and other analogies to explain your breast cancer and its treatment * Over 50 images and graphically designed diagrams * Over 70 hand-picked web links * Detailed glossary, key references and index (print version) Within this book, there is a wealth of essential information and insight that I really wish had been available to me when I was diagnosed 10 years ago. This book will definitely help many men diagnosed with breast cancer now, and in the future, gain strength, support and a positive state of mind. - Herbert Paul Wagner, Male breast cancer survivor, advocate and CEO of A Man's Pink Although male breast cancer is rare it is important that men feel comfortable to talk about it, to note that this can happen and not to ignore the medical signs, as we men have a tendency to do! Male Breast Cancer: Taking Control fills the information gap for male breast cancer sufferers. -The Hon Nick Greiner AC Former Premier of New South Wales, Australia

Probably Benign - A Devastating Diagnosis, a 500-Mile Journey, and a Quest to Advance the Next Generation of Breast Cancer... Probably Benign - A Devastating Diagnosis, a 500-Mile Journey, and a Quest to Advance the Next Generation of Breast Cancer Screening (Paperback)
Leslie Ferris Yerger, Stephen Copeland
R419 R340 Discovery Miles 3 400 Save R79 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Just Get Me Through This! - Revised and Updated - A Practical Guide to Coping with Breast Cancer (Paperback, Revised Ed):... Just Get Me Through This! - Revised and Updated - A Practical Guide to Coping with Breast Cancer (Paperback, Revised Ed)
Deborah A. Cohen, Robert M Gelfand M D
R453 R378 Discovery Miles 3 780 Save R75 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

You Can Get Through This Your doctor told you it was breast cancer. So now what?! You'll need plenty of essential advice--the kind that only comes from someone who's been there. In "Just Get Me Through This!" Deborah A. Cohen and Robert M. Gelfand, M.D. help you deal with all the ups and downs of the breast cancer experience. From the shock of diagnosis to getting through treatment to getting on with your life, they pack it with plenty of straight talk and practical tips. This newly updated edition also includes advice from two prominent breast cancer surgeons. Discover: The latest data on hormonal treatments How cornstarch can help you breeze through radiation Why a calendar can help you get through chemotherapy Information on the latest drugs used as part of chemotherapy How to ease back into an intimate relationship Who might be your best ally when you're feeling blue The surefire way to beat insurance and workplace hassles What medical professionals say about everything from surgery to soy Each step of the way, this wise and witty companion will be there with unfailing inspiration and heart-to-heart support. It's also simple to use, with an accessible format--to make even the toughest days a whole lot easier. A Harvard Business School and Smith College graduate, marketing executive Deborah A. Cohen was, like so many others, going about her life as a young and healthy woman when she was unexpectedly struck with a diagnosis of breast cancer. As a result of her illness, the Wisconsin native became active in several breast cancer advocacy efforts, including "Climb Against the Odds," a Cancer Coalition's Leadership Education and Advocacy Development Program, and Peer Review Committees for the American Cancer Society's research programs. The research and writing of Just Get Me Through This! was a natural next step for Cohen in her commitment to helping others cope with and battle this disease. Robert M. Gelfand, M.D., is an oncologist with a private practice in New York City. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Weill-Cornell Medical Center and at New York Presbyterian Hospital, where he also teaches. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from the State University of New York at Brooklyn. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and a fellowship in hematology and oncology at The New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center. Dr. Gelfand is married and has three daughters. Faith A. Menken, M.D., is a surgeon practicing at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. She went to medical school at Cornell University Medical College and did her internship at Mount Sinai Hospital and her residency at the New York Weill-Cornell Medical Center. She lives in New York City. Eugene J. Nowak, M.D., is a surgeon practicing at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. He went to medical school UMDNJ/New Jersey Medical School and did his internship and residency at the New York Weill-Cornell Medical Center. He lives in New York City.

Stepping into the Ring - Fighting for Hope Over Despair in the Battle Against Breast Cancer (Paperback): Nicole Johnson Stepping into the Ring - Fighting for Hope Over Despair in the Battle Against Breast Cancer (Paperback)
Nicole Johnson
R180 R133 Discovery Miles 1 330 Save R47 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Finding out I had cancer was like going to sleep in my own bed and suddenly waking up in the middle of a boxing ring. Out of the clear blue I am standing toe-to-toe with the Heavyweight Champion of the World, the crowd is looking on, and I am in my pajamas and don't even know how to throw a punch."

"Stepping into the Ring" is the 2002 Women of Faith(R) drama sketch by Nicole Johnson, possibly her most powerful piece of writing to date.

"Women have always had a unique fellowship of suffering," Nicole says. Where is the woman old or young who will not shed a tear and silently scream in her heart as she walks in these pages through the diagnosis of breast cancer and the devastation that ensues?

While she focuses on the specific soul-chilling crisis, Nicole offers her readers broader insights for dealing with major losses of all kinds. She extends genuine hope and much-needed rays of light to those who are mired in hopelessness and despair. A "must" read for breast cancer patients and their loved ones.

Understanding BRCA - Living with the breast cancer gene (Paperback): Clarissa Foster Understanding BRCA - Living with the breast cancer gene (Paperback)
Clarissa Foster
R477 Discovery Miles 4 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

At the age of 35 and following the death of her mother from ovarian cancer, Clarissa Foster was found to carry a harmful mutation in the BRCA2 gene which drastically increased her risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. She searched for a book that would help her to understand the full extent of what it meant to carry a harmful mutation, the options available to her to lower her risk and, most importantly, how it would feel to undergo risk-reducing surgery. Finding nothing that answered her needs, she set about reading all the available medical literature and liaising with relevant medical professionals to answer her questions. This book is the result of that research and of the decision she took based on it - to have a bilateral mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy. Within the context of her own painful experience of family cancer and of elective surgery, Clarissa explains what the BRCA mutation is, what it signifies, what the individual's choices are and what the fall out can be in terms of a woman's body image, identity and sexual functioning. In recognition of the book's power to help people with a diagnosed or suspected BRCA mutation, it was Highly Commended in the 2018 BMA Book Awards and Clarissa received the Beryl Bainbridge First-time Author Award in 2019.

Uplift - Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors (Paperback, 10th Anniversary, Revised, Updated ed.): Barbara... Uplift - Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors (Paperback, 10th Anniversary, Revised, Updated ed.)
Barbara Delinsky
R493 R415 Discovery Miles 4 150 Save R78 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Barbara Delinsky's 1998 bestseller, COAST ROAD, featured a heroine who was a breast cancer survivor. To this day, it is the book that generates more mail than any of her others. That fact, combined with Barbara's ongoing commitment to breast cancer research, led her to her first book of nonfiction. Not a medical book -- there is no discussion of the pros and cons of a particular treatment or hospital or doctor -- UPLIFT is rather a collection of hundreds of pieces of practical and inspiring tidbits collected from survivors and their on everything from what kind of deodorant to use during radiation treatment to the best kinds of exercise aftloved ones. Think of it as "The Girlfriends' Guide" to breast cancer, with hints on everything from what kind of deodorant to use during radiation treatment to the best kinds of exercise after a mastectomy to how to tell the person you're most afraid to tell that you have cancer.
And as timeless as ever, this newly revised edition of UPLIFT contains the latest and most up-to-the-minute medical information, as well as new stories from inspiring cancer survivors.

Living with Breast Cancer - The Step-by-Step Guide to Minimizing Side Effects and Maximizing Quality of Life (Paperback):... Living with Breast Cancer - The Step-by-Step Guide to Minimizing Side Effects and Maximizing Quality of Life (Paperback)
Jennifer A. Shin, David P. Ryan, Vicki A. Jackson; As told to Michelle D. Seaton
R692 R584 Discovery Miles 5 840 Save R108 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Your complete resource for handling the physical and emotional effects of breast cancer treatments. At the time of diagnosis, breast cancer patients are faced with many overwhelming decisions about possible treatments. Living with Breast Cancer provides you with an overview of what to expect from testing and treatment, which cancer specialists you may need to see, and common terms to use to help communicate your needs to your team. This empathetic resource full of relatable stories teaches patients and caregivers how to ask the right questions to get the best possible care. The authors explain how to minimize the symptoms and side effects of treatment and outline coping strategies to deal with the stress of breast cancer treatment, including the changes in your body from cancer and its therapies. The book helps readers * make sense of their diagnosis * set goals and prepare for treatment * understand the different types of therapies, tests, and scans * manage the symptoms and side effects of treatment, such as nausea, fatigue, shortness of breath, weight fluctuations, and depression * learn what medications and lifestyle modifications can help with symptoms * live and cope with progressive cancer Living with Breast Cancer is your definitive resource for handling the physical and emotional effects of breast cancer and treatment.

The Psychological Impact of Breast Cancer - A Psychologist's Insight as a Patient (Paperback, 1 New Ed): Cordelia Galgut The Psychological Impact of Breast Cancer - A Psychologist's Insight as a Patient (Paperback, 1 New Ed)
Cordelia Galgut
R572 Discovery Miles 5 720 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'It's rare to find a professional in the field of health care who understands the psychology of such a frightening experience and who has also been through it herself. Cordelia's book will ring true to every woman who has experienced breast cancer and will, I hope, offer insight to doctors and nurses.' - From the foreword by Jenni Murray OBE What is it like to experience breast cancer? This book presents rare and valuable insights into the impact of diagnosis, treatment and prognosis from a woman who has experienced breast cancer as both patient and as health professional. It informs and educates readers about the psychological realities of living with breast cancer, of treatments such as surgery and radiotherapy, and the impact of social and historical attitudes to the breast and breast cancer on a woman's experience of the disease. The conflicts Cordelia Galgut experienced between conventional wisdom and her own first-hand experience are explored vividly and reflectively. The Psychological Impact of Breast Cancer is vital reading for medical and mental health professionals and trainees working with breast cancer patients, and for those who are affected by or have an interest in the condition. 'The aim of this book, and the way forward, is to understand that we must all be more sensitive to the feelings of patients and to the suffering, uncertainty and sense of vulnerability that this disease imposes upon them.' - Dr Carmel Coulter in her Foreword 'This book has helped me understand the complexities that my patients present and has turned me into a better doctor. It has eased my way along the road that I now travel as a cancer survivor.' - Dr Cathy Roberts in her Foreword ]

Comprehensive Breast Care & Surviving Breast Cancer (Paperback): Joel Berman Comprehensive Breast Care & Surviving Breast Cancer (Paperback)
Joel Berman
R586 R480 Discovery Miles 4 800 Save R106 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Contents include: The breast in history and history of the treatment of breast cancer; Anatomy of the female breast; Physiology of the breast; Breast examination and self-examination; Surgery of the breast; Complications of surgery; Sentinel node biopsy; Lymphedema; Complimentary and alternative methods of the treatment of breast cancer; Pathology of the breast and cancer; Radiology and breast disease; Genetics and cancer; Nursing administration and the cancer patient; Diet and nutrition; Cancer of the breast and chemotherapy; Hormones and breast cancer; Radiation therapy; Stem cell transplantation; Plastic surgery; Anaesthesia; Breast cancer prevention.

Breast Cancer and You - Bettering the Odds : How to Join the Increasing Number of Women Who Survive, Whole and Well... Breast Cancer and You - Bettering the Odds : How to Join the Increasing Number of Women Who Survive, Whole and Well (Paperback)
Martha Grigg
R457 R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Save R97 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Martha Grigg, author of BREAST CANCER AND YOU: BETTERING THE ODDS, takes a distinctly proactive approach to breast cancer. Leaving as little to chance as possible, she embarks on a two-pronged attack. One strategy is to research medical information about the disease, and the other strategy is to learn to deal effectively with the emotional fallout. Grigg takes her readers on a no-holds-barred roller coaster ride from initial shock to successful grappling with this insidious disease. In addition to addressing medical, emotional, pharmacological and therapeutic issues of breast cancer, the book wins high marks for the inclusion of a fine bibliography and index. The inclusion of these dimensions raises its value from supportive memoir to a solid reference work.

Emotional Support Through Breast Cancer - The Alternative Handbook (Paperback, 1 New Ed): Cordelia Galgut Emotional Support Through Breast Cancer - The Alternative Handbook (Paperback, 1 New Ed)
Cordelia Galgut
R625 Discovery Miles 6 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This compassionate guide presents an array of new perspectives on the emotional effects of breast cancer and includes many personal testimonies from women who have been diagnosed with this disease. Written by a breast cancer survivor and practising psychologist, it shares practical ideas to help support sufferers at all stages, be it at diagnosis, during treatment or during life after the initial treatments are over. The concise, easy-to-read format includes exercises to develop an acceptance of thoughts and feelings, whilst the individual accounts validate the multitude of emotions felt by sufferers. It is a must for all breast cancer patients and sufferers, their families and friends. Its real-life approach, using first hand accounts, is also highly recommended for all health and social care professionals wanting a fresh approach to managing the emotional impacts of breast cancer. The shock of being diagnosed with breast cancer is hard to describe in words, as anyone who has had to suffer this diagnosis knows. Until it happens to us, we cannot really know how it feels. Not only do we have to deal with the diagnosis and subsequent treatments, but also we have to deal with the fact that breast cancer profoundly affects how we feel about ourselves as women. From the Introduction

Breast Cancer - What Every Woman Should Know (Paperback): Paul Rodriguez Breast Cancer - What Every Woman Should Know (Paperback)
Paul Rodriguez
R303 R245 Discovery Miles 2 450 Save R58 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Breast Cancer - Daughters Tell Their Stories (Hardcover): Julianne S. Oktay, J.Dianne Garner Breast Cancer - Daughters Tell Their Stories (Hardcover)
Julianne S. Oktay, J.Dianne Garner
R1,281 Discovery Miles 12 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

I will always and forever feel I have a 'hole' in my life where my mother once existed. I think, when you have to think about the fact you might have to take care of your parents someday and juggle kids at the same timeIt's a scary proposition. We had open communication during and before the breast cancer. But then after the breast cancer, I was often afraid to bring things up, in trying to protect Mom. This insightful book tells the stories of women whose mothers had breast cancer. It uses their own voices to express the common fears and expectations of daughters in the periods before and during their mothers' illnesses, involving genetic risks, death and dying, and changes in their relationships. The case studies, tables and figures, and two appendices will benefit health professionals and counselors, while the poignant narratives will help mothers and daughters better understand their experiences with breast cancer. I was kind of surprised to be alive and free of cancer at age 42, when at this point my mother was crippled by metastases. When I get to be 43the age at which my mother died, or maybe when I get to 44it's like, 'what do I do?' I have this life that I didn't expect to have. Breast Cancer: Daughters Tell Their Stories presents the results of a qualitative, grounded theory study of breast cancer survivors, providing in-depth information about an aspect of breast cancer that has been previously overlooked. The book examines the daughters' experiences through four phasesthe period prior to mother's illness, the period during mother's illness and treatment, the period following mother's death (if mother dies), and the long-term impact. From this study, recommendations are compiled for providing or improving services for tomorrow's daughters. The radical mastectomy left her scarred and disfigured below her nightgown. It was bruised and nasty looking. That was kind of scary. I think that has terrified me since. Sometimes I'll have pains in my left breast and that's what I visualize. It's terrifying. I'm not really obsessed about dying of cancer. I'm more along the line of, 'If this is going to happen to me, and there's a chance it's going to, I'm gonna survive. I'm not going to die from it. From an empathetic perspective, this book reveals how many daughters react to and deal with their mothers' diagnoses, depending on their age and family situation at the time of their mothers' illnesses. It shows how daughters can gain a more accurate idea of their level of risk by providing educational materials and developing new strategies for communication. It also helps breast cancer survivors see how their illnesses can shape their daughters' future outlook, offering new inspiration for resolving and preventing family crises.

Breast Cancer - Daughters Tell Their Stories (Paperback): Julianne S. Oktay, J.Dianne Garner Breast Cancer - Daughters Tell Their Stories (Paperback)
Julianne S. Oktay, J.Dianne Garner
R770 Discovery Miles 7 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

I will always and forever feel I have a 'hole' in my life where my mother once existed. I think, when you have to think about the fact you might have to take care of your parents someday and juggle kids at the same timeIt's a scary proposition. We had open communication during and before the breast cancer. But then after the breast cancer, I was often afraid to bring things up, in trying to protect Mom. This insightful book tells the stories of women whose mothers had breast cancer. It uses their own voices to express the common fears and expectations of daughters in the periods before and during their mothers' illnesses, involving genetic risks, death and dying, and changes in their relationships. The case studies, tables and figures, and two appendices will benefit health professionals and counselors, while the poignant narratives will help mothers and daughters better understand their experiences with breast cancer. I was kind of surprised to be alive and free of cancer at age 42, when at this point my mother was crippled by metastases. When I get to be 43the age at which my mother died, or maybe when I get to 44it's like, 'what do I do?' I have this life that I didn't expect to have. Breast Cancer: Daughters Tell Their Stories presents the results of a qualitative, grounded theory study of breast cancer survivors, providing in-depth information about an aspect of breast cancer that has been previously overlooked. The book examines the daughters' experiences through four phasesthe period prior to mother's illness, the period during mother's illness and treatment, the period following mother's death (if mother dies), and the long-term impact. From this study, recommendations are compiled for providing or improving services for tomorrow's daughters. The radical mastectomy left her scarred and disfigured below her nightgown. It was bruised and nasty looking. That was kind of scary. I think that has terrified me since. Sometimes I'll have pains in my left breast and that's what I visualize. It's terrifying. I'm not really obsessed about dying of cancer. I'm more along the line of, 'If this is going to happen to me, and there's a chance it's going to, I'm gonna survive. I'm not going to die from it. From an empathetic perspective, this book reveals how many daughters react to and deal with their mothers' diagnoses, depending on their age and family situation at the time of their mothers' illnesses. It shows how daughters can gain a more accurate idea of their level of risk by providing educational materials and developing new strategies for communication. It also helps breast cancer survivors see how their illnesses can shape their daughters' future outlook, offering new inspiration for resolving and preventing family crises.

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