100 Questions Answers About Advanced Metastatic Breast Cancer

Download or read book 100 Questions & Answers About Metastatic Breast Cancer written by Lillie D. Shockney and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 Questions & Answers About Metastatic Breast Cancer offers essential and practical guidance. This unique book provides both doctor and patient perspectives and offers answers to the most asked questions by patients and their loved ones. What is metastatic breast cancer? How will my oncologist decide how to treat my metastatic breast cancer? How is radiation used for treatment or control of metastatic breast cancer? Along with the answers to these and other questions, this book provides information on diagnosis, treatment, living with metastatic breast cancer, alternative medicine, targeted therapy, coping strategies, and more. Authored by Lillie Shockney, the foremost trusted expert on the topic, 100 Questions & Answers About Metastatic Breast Cancer is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional uncertainty of this disease.

Download or read book 100 Questions & Answers About Advanced & Metastatic Breast Cancer written by Lillie D. Shockney and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EMPOWER YOURSELF! Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient, survivor, or loved one of someone suffering from advanced breast cancer, 100 Questions & Answers About Advanced and Metastatic Breast Cancer, Second Edition offers essential and practical guidance. Providing both doctor and patient perspectives, this updated and revised edition offers authoritative answers to the most commonly asked questions about advanced and metastatic breast cancer including diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment quality of life, alternative medicine, targeted therapy, and coping strategies. Written by experts from Johns Hopkins University and Medical Center, this new edition is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this disease.

Download or read book 100 Questions & Answers About Triple Negative Breast Cancer written by Carey K. Anders and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately10-20% of breast cancer patients are diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer. 100 Questions & Answers About Triple Negative Breast Cancer provides authoritative and practical answers to the most common questions asked by patients and their loved ones. This easy-to-read book is a comprehensive guide to the basics of triple negative breast cancer, risk factors and prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and life after diagnosis. Written by renowned medical experts on the topic, 100 Questions & Answers About Triple Negative Breast Cancer is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this challenging type of breast cancer.

Download or read book 100 Questions & Answers About Breast Cancer Sensuality, Sexuality and Intimacy written by Michael Krychman and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are almost 200,000 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in the United States every year. Virtually all of the women who undergo treatment are plagued by questions of intimacy, sexuality, and personal and professional relationships. 100 Questions and Answers About Breast Cancer: Sensuality, Sexuality and Intimacy provides authoritative answers to the most common questions asked by women and their partners when coping with intimacy after the trauma of breast cancer. Written by renowned female sexuality and breast cancer physicians, this book offers encouragement and reassurance to those struggling to strengthen and rebuild relationships during and after breast cancer treatment. It is an invaluable guide for anyone dealing with the physical and emotional repercussions of this disease.

Download or read book 100 Questions & Answers About Breast Cancer written by Zora Brown and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly Revised and Updated! Whether you're a newly diagnosed breast cancer patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. The only text to provide both the patient’s and doctor’s views, this completely updated third edition of this best-selling book gives you up-to-date, authoritative, practical answers to your questions about breast cancer, including risk factors and prevention, diagnosis and treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. Now including an entire new section on the impact of cancer on sexuality, intimacy and fertility, 100 Questions & Answers About Breast Cancer, Third Edition is written by a prominent breast cancer advocate and survivor and by a cancer surgeon.The book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.

Download or read book 100 Questions & Answers About Triple-Negative Breast Cancer written by Connie Henke Yarbro and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the American Cancer Society, 10-15% of all breast cancer patients are diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). No one with TNBC needs to be alone in their fight against this fast-growing cancer. That's where this book and the information within can help. 100 Questions & Answers About Triple-Negative Breast Cancer offers authoritative and practical answers to the most common questions asked by patients and their loved ones. What is triple-negative breast cancer? How is different than other breast cancers? What are the signs and symptoms of triple-negative breast cancer? What is targeted therapy and is it effective treatment for TNBC? Along with the answers to these and other questions, this book provides information on risk factors and prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and more. 100 Questions & Answers About Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone copying with this type of breast cancer.

Download or read book Breast Cancer Recurrence and Advanced Disease written by Barbara L. Gordon and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-17 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At age 42, Barbara L. Gordon was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer. Two years later, it appeared that the cancer had metastasized. Along with her oncologist and other experts, Gordon has written the book that she wished she had as she faced late-stage breast cancer and the prospect of dying from the disease. Filled with information and advice, and designed to enable informed decisions and improved quality of life, this comprehensive guide gathers in one place authoritative medical information about recurrence and late-stage breast cancer, and it addresses the practical, emotional, spiritual, and interpersonal aspects of dying and death. This indispensable book aids those diagnosed with recurrent or late-stage breast cancer, those wanting to reduce the chance of a recurrence, and those with other types of late-stage cancer. It is also a valuable resource for healthcare professionals, friends, and family members. Topics covered include • Types of recurrence, their symptoms, and ways of minimizing the chance of a recurrence • Diagnostic tests, potential surgeries, and treatments to manage late-stage cancer • Getting the best care, evaluating complementary therapies, and alleviating pain and depression • Cessation of treatment and what one may experience as the disease progresses • End-of-life issues including dealing with financial and legal matters, communicating with loved ones and hospice workers, and planning memorial services Breast Cancer Recurrence and Advanced Disease includes a glossary of medical terms, appendices on nutrition and integrative health centers, and links to current Web sites addressing matters such as clinical trials, patients’ rights, and medical expenses.