Breast Cancer
Subtitle: Daughters Tell Their Stories
Publisher: Haworth Press
Published: July 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 427
ISBN-13: 9780789014528
Subjects: Coping with illness; True Stories; Psychological aspects; Diseases - Breast Cancer; Social Science; Consumer Health; Women's Studies - General; Sociology; Breast; Cancer; Family relationships; Patients; Social aspects
First sentence: Breast cancer is a major killer of American women, with approximately 212,000 diagnosed and 40,000 dying every year (Jemal et al., 2003).
Description: "Breast Cancer: Daughters Tell Their Stories presents the results of a qualitative, grounded theory study of breast cancer survivors, providing in-depth information about an aspect of breast cancer that has been previously overlooked. In this insightful book, women whose mothers had breast cancer tell their stories, expressing the common fears and expectations of daughters - genetic risks, death and dying, and changes in mother-daughter relationships. These poignant narratives will help mothers and daughters better understand their experiences with breast cancer. They will also be of value to the health providers who work with them. This book shows daughters how to gain a more accurate idea of their own level of risk. It also helps breast cancer survivors with children see how their illnesses can shape their daughters' future outlook, offering inspiration, consolation, and empathy."--Jacket.