Breast cancer recurrence and advanced disease
Subtitle: comprehensive expert guidance
By: Barbara L. Gordon ... [et al.].
Contributors: Gordon, Barbara L., 1952-
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Durham [NC]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780822347422; 9780822347637
Subjects: Breast -- Cancer -- Popular works; Breast -- Cancer -- Relapse -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works
Description: Provides guidance for women diagnosed with a recurrence of breast cancer, discussing emotional self-care, treatment options, cancer development, alternative therapies, pain management, medical expenses, and other related topics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Local and distant recurrence; title: Common questions about recurrence; title: Predictors of recurrence; title: Recurrence statistics; title: Reducing chances of recurrence; title: Local and regional recurrence; title: Distant recurrence/Metastatic Cancer; title: Immediate concerns and best care; title: Emotional self-care; title: Getting the best care; title: Researching your disease and treatment; title: Exploring treatment options; title: Medical treatments; title: Physical and emotional considerations in determining treatment; title: Local treatment aimed at specific tumor sites; title: Treatment aimed at cancer cells throughout the body ; systemic treatment; title: Monitoring treatment; title: Focusing on supportive/palliative treatment; title: Understanding cancer development, treatment, and emerging therapies; title: Understanding cancer development; title: How current treatments fight cancer; title: How targeted therapies fight cancer; title: The future; title: Complementary, alternative, and integrative care; title: Comparison of CAM and standard western medical practices; title: Nature's pharmacy in cancer treatment; title: Biologically based practices; title: Whole alternative medical systems; title: Movement and manipulative practices; title: Mind-body interventions; title: Energy therapies/considerations in using a CA< practice; title: Selecting a complementary health care practitioner; title: Managing pain and understanding the dying process; title: Pain from metastatic cancer; title: Describing and evaluating pain; title: Attacking the causes and symptoms of pain; title: Euthanasia and suicide; title: Choices in dying; title: How we die; title: Practical matters; title: Medical rights; title: Paying for and managing medical expenses; title: Final arrangements: will, durable power of attorney, advance directive; title: Memorial service; title: Emotional and spiritual well-being; title: Responding to loss; title: Interrelating with others: those you see occasionally; title: Interrelating with those closest to you; title: At ease near life's end; title: Reflections on death; title: Appendix A: Absolute and relative risk; title: Appendix B: Diet and breast cancer; title: Appendix C: Complementary cancer centers; title: Glossary of medical and scientific terms.