An edition of Breast cancer basics and beyond
(2005)
Breast cancer basics and beyond
treatments, resources, self-help, good news, updates
1st ed.
by Delthia Ricks
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Breast Cancer Basics and Beyond: Treatments, Resources, Self-Help, Good News, Updates
September 2, 2005, Hunter House
Paperback
in English
0897934547 9780897934541
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Breast cancer basics and beyond: treatments, resources, self-help, good news, updates
2005, Hunter House
in English
- 1st ed.
0897934547 9780897934541
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Breast Cancer Basics and Beyond: Treatments, Resources, Self-Help, Good News, Updates
2005, Turner Publishing Company
in English
1630268127 9781630268121
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Breast cancer basics and beyond: treatments, resources, self-help, good news, updates
2005, Hunter House
in English
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Breast Cancer Basics and Beyond: Treatments, Resources, Self-Help, Good News, Updates
2005, Turner Publishing Company
in English
0897935608 9780897935609
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Book Details
Table of Contents
The Reasons for This Book
Quotes and Anecdotes
Diagnosis
Noticing a Lump or Other Symptom
Arriving at a Diagnosis
What Cancer Specialists Think about Mammography
Mammogram Findings
Getting the Best Possible Mammogram
Mammography and Younger Women
Some Cancers Are Not Easily X-Rayed
Additional Imaging Choices
The Activist's View of Mammography
Delays in Being Tested
Persistence when Faced with a Long Delay
Understanding the Biopsy
Types of Biopsies
Getting the News
Making Sense of It All
A Postdiagnosis Checklist
A Brief Checklist of What to Do Now
Don't Be Afraid of the "C" Word
What if You're Alone?
Seeking Support while Telling the World
Choosing Your Health-Care Team
Can I "Shop" for a Doctor?
Having Trouble Assembling a Medical Team?
Which Doctor Will I See First?
What Can I Expect at a Cancer Center?
What Is a Comprehensive Cancer Center?
Health Insurance and the High Cost of Medical Care
COBRA
Disability Insurance
For Those Who Lack Adequate Insurance
Drug Discounts for Middle-Income Patients
The Canadian Connection
A Good Book and a Hot Cup of Joe (or Tea)
More Info on Info
Facts, Fiction, and Urban Legends
Myths and Misconceptions
Fiction Versus Fact
Tapping the Roots of Urban Legends
Single-Food Saviors? A Look at Broccoli
What about Soy?
Antibiotics and Breast Cancer
Earwax Consistency and Breast Cancer Risk
Power Lines and Electromagnetic Energy
Cancer Clusters: Common or Rare?
Types of Breast Cancer
When You First Receive Your Pathology Report
Physiology of the Healthy Breast
Immortal Cells
Types of Breast Cancer (and Related Breast Abnormalities)
Rare Forms of Breast Cancer
Understanding the Pathology Report
A Lesson on Tumor "Staging"
The Importance of Pathology
Second Opinions on Pathology Specimens
Conferring with a Consultant
An Activist Comments on Second Opinions
A Primer on Risks, Part I: Age, Genes, and Ethnicity
Understanding Risk
Breast Cancer and Genetics
The Link Between Estrogen and Breast Cancer
BRCA1 and BRCA2
Cancer in the Family: Survivors Speak
Additional Mutations
Should You Seek Genetic Counseling?
Genetic Screening: Pros and Cons
Survivors Discuss Genetic Screening
Ethnicity and Breast Cancer
What Do Advocates Say?
Another Look at Hormones and Risk
Estrogen, Aging, and Breast Cancer Risk
A Primer on Risks, Part II: Obesity, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Other Exposures
The Role of Obesity in Breast Cancer
What Do Activists Say?
Which Is the Real Risk Factor: Body Weight or Seeing a Doctor Too Late?
Psychological Issues and Obesity
What Do Patients Say?
Why Has Weight Become a Breast Cancer Issue?
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
A Patient and a Physician Ponder HRT
Lifestyle Issues and Breast Cancer Risk
Does Alcohol Consumption Raise the Risk of Breast Cancer?
Foods and Breast Cancer Risk
Surgery
Which Operation Is Best for You?
Breast-Conserving Surgery
Mastectomy
Talking to Your Surgeon
Your Hospital Stay
Postsurgical Pain
Reconstructive Surgery and Prosthetics
Radiation Therapy: Medicine's High-Energy Treatment
Recalling the Radiation Therapy Experience
How Does Radiation Affect Cancer Cells?
Why Not Radiation Instead of Surgery?
How Radiation Limits Recurrences
Facing Radiation Therapy with Uncertainty
Radiation Following Lumpectomy
Radiation Following Mastectomy
A Doctor with an Activist's Point of View
Facts about External Beam Therapy
Internal Forms of Radiation
Preparing for Radiation Therapy
Signing the Consent for Radiotherapy
The Therapy-Planning Session
Plotting the Path
Undergoing Treatment
The Do's and Don'ts of Treatment
Committing to the Schedule
Bringing Along a Companion
Getting a Boost
Locating More Information on Radiation Therapy
Chemotherapy
Chemo and You
Summarizing the Experience
Adjuvant Chemo Improves Prognosis
When Should Adjuvant Chemo Start?
Debating the Pros and Cons of Chemo
What Doctors Think about Adjuvant Therapy
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
"Chemo Brain"
What Kinds of Drugs Are Used in Chemotherapy?
Combination Chemotherapy
Preparing for Chemotherapy: The Workup
The Treatment
A Patient's Diary
Common Side Effects and Ways to Cope
Combating Side Effects with Medication or Meditation
Additional Tests
More on Chemo from the Patient's Perspective
Activists Want More Treatment Options
Investigating New Approaches: Clinical Trials
Looking at an Old Drug in a New Way
Furthering Your Research on Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Hormone Therapy: Counteracting Estrogen
Estrogen's "Big" and "Little" Faucets
A Primer on Hormone Receptors
A Basic Guide to Hormone Therapy
Tamoxifen
Raloxifene: The First "Designer" Antiestrogen
Aromatase Inhibitors
Recurrence: If Breast Cancer Comes Back
Understanding Recurrences
An Activist Who Has Been There
Becoming a Patient Again
A Doctor Makes a Clarification
Selecting an Oncologist and Surgeon
The Poem That Inspired Rachel
A Final Word: Life Beyond the Odyssey
Your Sexuality
Additional Notes on Sexuality after Breast Cancer
Painting Life with a Broad Brush
Mind/Body Medicine
Moving Back into Routines
Never Shying Away
Researching Breast Cancer and Finding Support via the Web.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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