Straight talk about breast cancer
Subtitle: from diagnosis to recovery
By: Suzanne W. Braddock, M.D., Jane M. Kercher, M.D., John J. Edney, M.D., Margaret Block, M.D., Melanie Morrissey Clark
Contributors: Kercher, Jane M.; Edney, John J.; Block, Margaret; Clark, Melanie Morrissey
Edition: Fifth edition.
Publisher: Addicus Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Omaha, Nebraska
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9781940495705
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Breast; Popular works; Cancer; HEALTH & FITNESS / Women's Health; MEDICAL / Oncology
Description: "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"--
Notes: Previous ed.: Straight talk about breast cancer / Suzanne W. Braddock ... [et al.]. 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-122) and index.
Table of contents: title: Breast cancer: an overview; title: Getting a diagnosis; title: Coping emotionally; title: Surgery for breast cancer; title: Breast reconstruction; title: Radiation therapy; title: Systemic therapies; title: If cancer recurs.