Fighting for our future
Subtitle: how young women find strength, hope, and courage while taking control of breast cancer
By: Beth Murphy
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780071409254
Subjects: Breast -- Cancer -- Popular works.; Young women -- Diseases -- Popular works.; Breast Neoplasms -- psychology -- Popular Works.; Women's Health -- Popular Works.
Genres: Popular works.; Popular Works.
Description: Personal stories, medical advice, and honest answers to the questions young women with breast cancer ask.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Ann Curry; title: Introduction / George Siedge; title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: Young women with breast cancer : a life worth fighting for; title: I didn't even know what to ask : negotiating the medical process, from the first sign of trouble through establishing a diagnosis; title: No one told me it would be like that : measuring options, making choices, from surgery through treatment; title: Can I still run the marathon? : fitness, diet, and taking care of your body; title: This empowers me : alternative, complementary, and integrative approaches to healing; title: I see the pain in their eyes : getting support from family, friends, and community; title: I was just starting to like my body : Coping with body image, dating, sex, and intimacy; title: Do I want another breast? : the pros and cons of reconstruction; title: This is my miracle baby : dealing with fertility, pregnancy, and breast-feeding; title: I want to dance at my son's wedding : when you've got children at home; title: I wanted to be taken seriously : Workplace issues; title: I just try to focus on the now : when cancer recurs or metastasizes; title: I was looking for a way to fight : a guide to getting active.