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Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xiii, 224 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in women and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in American women. Although cardiovascular-related deaths significantly outnumber breast cancer deaths, breast cancer is arguably the most feared diagnosis among American women. Great strides have been made to heighten public awareness of breast cancer, with particular emphasis on early detection with mammography. Breast radiologists...
Author
Publisher
Addicus Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Third edition.
Physical Desc
186 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"William Lydiatt, M.D. and Perry Johnson, M.D., have worked with hundreds of mouth and throat cancer patients. They understand the emotional turmoil patients and their families go through after a cancer diagnosis, and they know how being informed can relieve some of that stress. Topics covered in this book include: how early detection leads to high cure rates; symptoms that could mean cancer; the emotional side of the cancer; how doctors make a diagnosis;...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Kate Pickert worked as a health-care journalist and knew medical treatment well, but it all changed when she was diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at age 35. Pickert used her journalistic skills to identify the cultural, scientific, and historical forces shaping the lives of breast-cancer patients in the modern age.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Seventh edition, Fully updated & revised.
Physical Desc
xiii, 687 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"While the amount of information regarding a breast cancer diagnosis is vaster than ever, online and off, what continues to be missing is the explanation behind the options. Most of the data online on medical sites is generic and often comes from the same source. Then there are the patient sites as well as many social media outlets that provide peer to peer support and information. This is important for emotional support but still leaves out the full...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
x, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Provides guidance and advice to those who have just received a cancer diagnosis by helping them choose between treatment options, select the best medical team, and learn how to be their own advocate.
Author
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
x, 302 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
An absorbing and unsettling history of breast cancer told through the stories of women who have confronted it from ancient times to the present.
In 1967, an Italian surgeon touring Amsterdam's Rijks museum stopped in front of Rembrandt's Bathsheba at Her Bath and noticed an asymmetry to Bathsheba's left breast; it seemed distended, swollen near the armpit, discolored, and marked with a distinctive pitting. The physician learned that Rembrandt's model,...
Author
Publisher
Addicus Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Third edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 117 pages : black and white illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"More than 200,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer annually in the United States. Another 5 million men are living with the disease. The good news is that prostate cancer, when detected early, is very curable. And even when it is not curable, it can still be treated, giving a man many more years of life. Author Arthur Centeno, MD, is a specialist in prostate health and prostate cancer, whounderstands the anxiety that often accompanies a cancer...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xv, 208 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Having recently graduated from Columbia Journalism School and landed her dream job at 20/20, the last thing twenty-seven-year-old Geralyn expects to hear is a breast cancer diagnosis. And there is one part of the diagnosis that no one will discuss with her: what it means to be a young woman with cancer in a beauty-obsessed culture. Trying to find herself while losing her vibrancy and her looks, Geralyn embarks on a road of self-acceptance that will...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xxv, 270 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Can a mouse virus cause breast cancer in women? Answering that question has become Dr. Kathleen Ruddy's life's work. The End of Breast Cancer is the landmark book that gives an extraordinary glimpse into the history of breast cancer research, and the findings that support the theory that the virus that causes breast cancer in mice, and has also been found in rats, cats, dogs, and monkeys plays a significant role in 40-94% of human breast cancer. Researchers...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
David R. Dow defends inmates on death row. When Dow's father-in-law receives his own death sentence in the form of terminal cancer and his gentle dog Winona suffers acute liver failure, the author is forced to reconcile with death in a personal way, both as a son and as a father.
Author
Publisher
Addicus Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
vii, 124 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This handy, reassuring guide helps recently diagnosed patients answer pressing questions, such as How far advanced is the disease? What tests are involved? and What treatments will be recommended? and understand the often confusing and intimidating medical jargon. In addition, this fully updated second edition is a quick, reliable reference to the most current procedures and treatment options. Among these are the increasingly popular trend of using...
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