Living with breast cancer : the step-by-step guide to minimizing side effects and maximizing quality of life / Jennifer A. Shin, MD, MPH, David P. Ryan, MD, Vicki A. Jackson, MD, MPH, with Michelle D. Seaton.
"This guidebook helps people who are diagnosed with breast cancer understand what is happening to them while they cope physically and emotionally with cancer treatment"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781421444420
- ISBN: 1421444429
- ISBN: 9781421444437
- ISBN: 1421444437
- Physical Description: ix, 336 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- How am I going to get through this? -- Setting the goals for treatment -- Local therapies in breast cancer -- How to prepare for systemic treatment -- Tests and scans in treatment -- How am I supposed to cope emotionally? -- How do I cope with changes in my body? -- Managing the side effects of hormonal therapy -- Controlling nausea -- Managing constipation and diarrhea -- Minimizing pain -- Should I worry about shortness of breath? -- What if I am gaining or losing weight? -- Clotting and bleeding issues -- Why am I so exhausted? When will I have energy again? -- Why do people keep asking whethere I am depressed or anxious? -- How does cancer affect my brain? -- They tell me the cancer is progressing -- Living and hoping with advanced cancer -- What about practical concerns? -- My doctor says cancer treatment is no longer effective -- My body feels like it's shutting down -- What is a good death.
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- Breast > Cancer > Popular works.
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Breast > Cancer > Patients > Life skills guides.
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| Marion Library | 616.9944 SHI (Text) | 37810435797252 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Carver School Road Branch | 616.994 S 2022 (Text) | 0112400136472 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| Oakley/South Asheville Library | 616.99449 SHI (Text) | 0020513422129 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| Southside Branch | 616.994 S 2022 (Text) | 0112400136498 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Watauga County Public Library | 616.99 SHI (Text) | 50502011702556 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"This guidebook helps people who are diagnosed with breast cancer understand what is happening to them while they cope physically and emotionally with cancer treatment"--
