Prevention, the ultimate guide to breast cancer : your essential resource from diagnosis to treatment and beyond / the editors of Prevention and Mary L. Gemignani, MD, MPH, with Caren Goldman.
"We've all heard the statistic: 1 in 8 women will get a breast cancer diagnosis at some point in her lifetime. But there's another just-as-relevant number that isn't as widely broadcast: 76 percent of those women will be alive 10 years later. This guide from America's most trusted health magazine helps women navigate treatment, medical costs, and lifestyle changes and emerge with their physical and mental health intact.Organized to take readers from diagnosis to survival and all the steps in between, Prevention The Ultimate Guide to Breast Cancer offers relevant information in technical yet accessible language, including: Supplements and recipes that stimulate appetite, ease treatment side effects, promote recovery, and help prevent a recurrence. Complementary and alternative treatments and medicine that can be beneficial. Real-life advice from women with breast cancer on issues such as processing the emotions that accompany a diagnosis and what to expect as a cancer survivor. This guide will help any woman who has been diagnosed feel organized, informed, hopeful, reassured, and focused on becoming well, increasing her chances of landing in that healthy 76 percent"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781623360962
- ISBN: 162336096X
- Physical Description: ix, 372 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Rodale, [2013]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part 1 Dealing with the News -- 1 Coming to Terms with Breast Cancer 3 -- 2 Dealing with Diagnosis and Prognosis 13 -- 3 Assembling the Right Medical Team 30 -- 4 Breaking the News to Family, Friends, and Coworkers 48 -- Part 2 Deciphering the Diagnosis -- 5 What Is Breast Cancer? 77 -- Part 3 Finding the Right Treatment -- 6 Surgery and Radiation 97 -- 7 Systemic Treatment: Chemotherapy and Targeted Therapies 114 -- 8 Dealing with Financial Concerns 133 -- Part 4 Living with Breast Cancer -- 9 Diet and Nutrition 157 -- 10 Exercise Prescription 192 -- 11 Getting Stress Under Control 233 -- 12 Joining a Support Group 264 -- 13 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 284 -- Part 5 Thriving-Not Just Surviving -- 14 Follow-Up Care 311 -- 15 Moving On 326.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 616.99 GEM (Text) | 37810435221840 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
