The black woman's breast cancer survival guide
Subtitle: understanding and healing in the face of a nationwide crisis
By: Cheryl D. Holloway ; foreword by Philip Agop Philip, MD
Publisher: Praeger; Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9781440856082
Subjects: Health and hygiene; Breast; Cancer; Medical care; African American women; Treatment
Description: xiii, 203 pages ; 24 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1 : Dealing with the basics for black women; title: Why black women need to pay close attention to cancer and cancer screening; title: Dealing with common emotions and talking to others; title: Types of breast cancer black women may develop; title: Part 2 : Understanding cancer test results; title: Breast cancer health screens; title: Understanding cancer test results; title: Part 3 : What you need to know about breast cancer treatment; title: Surgery; title: Radiation therapy; title: Chemotherapy, anti-estrogen (endocrine) therapy, combined therapies, and emerging treatments; title: Watching out for other forms of cancer; title: Cancer is gone : Be happy, but don't let your guard down; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix A : organizations that can help; title: Appendix B : other websites with helpful information; title: Appendix C : glossary.