Breast Cancer? Let Me Check My Schedule!
Ten Remarkable Women Meet The Challenge Of Fitting Breast Cancer Into Their Very Busy Lives
Westview Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 18. September 1997
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-8133-3431-8 (ISBN)
Description
They come from different backgrounds and from professions as varied as medicine, education, and entertainment, but these ten women share one thing in common: They all have breast cancer. This book describes their experiences, exploring their initial fear, rage, and uncertainty, and reveals how each eventually coped, in her own way, with her diagnosis. }They come from different backgrounds and from professions as varied as medicine, education, and entertainment, but these ten women share one thing in common: They all have breast cancer. This book describes their experiences, exploring their initial fear, rage, and uncertainty, and reveals how each eventually coped, in her own way, with her diagnosis.In addition to these inspiring stories, Breast Cancer? Let Me Check My Schedule! also features step-by-step tactics to help women handle the emotional, sexual, and occupational impact of this disease and includes practical information on finding proper health care, locating support groups, and more. It is a vital resource for women who arent ready to relinquish control of their lives to cancer. }
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-3431-8 (9780813334318)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Facts About Breast Cancer; The Shock of Diagnosis; Taking an Active Role; Deciding About Treatment; Experiencing Treatment; Fallout at Work; Sex and Intimacy; The Genetic StrandThe Tie That Binds; Dealing with Emotions; Cancer as a Wake-up Call; It Is as It IsYet More; Till We Meet Again; Afterword