Straight talk about breast cancer : from diagnosis to recovery
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Fifth edition.
"This medical handbook serves as an accessible resource for answering the questions of women with breast cancer as well as easing the concerns of their spouses and family members. Drawing on the personal experiences of a breast-cancer survivor and the professional expertise of breast-cancer specialists, this guide outlines the various treatment options for cancer patients--including lumpectomy and mastectomy surgeries, radiation treatment, and chemotherapy--both in terms of how they work and the toll they take on a patient's life. Updated information and photographs on breast reconstruction are included along with a complete list of resources and an open discussion of hereditary and reoccurrence risks"--
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| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Public Library | 616.99 Braddock PB (Text) Adult Nonfiction |
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Record details
- ISBN: 9781940495705 (paperback)
- ISBN: 1940495709 (paperback)
- Physical Description: xvi, 152 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition: Fifth edition.
- Publisher: Omaha, Nebraska : Addicus Books, [2015]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Previous ed.: Straight talk about breast cancer / Suzanne W. Braddock ... [et al.]. 2010. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-122) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Breast cancer: an overview -- Getting a diagnosis -- Coping emotionally -- Surgery for breast cancer -- Breast reconstruction -- Radiation therapy -- Systemic therapies -- If cancer recurs. |
| Summary, etc.: | "This medical handbook serves as an accessible resource for answering the questions of women with breast cancer as well as easing the concerns of their spouses and family members. Drawing on the personal experiences of a breast-cancer survivor and the professional expertise of breast-cancer specialists, this guide outlines the various treatment options for cancer patients--including lumpectomy and mastectomy surgeries, radiation treatment, and chemotherapy--both in terms of how they work and the toll they take on a patient's life. Updated information and photographs on breast reconstruction are included along with a complete list of resources and an open discussion of hereditary and reoccurrence risks"-- Provided by publisher. |
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