Prevent, Survive, Thrive
Every Woman's Guide to Optimal Breast Care
Will be published approx. on 4. October 2016
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-942952-23-7 (ISBN)
Description
"Are your breasts healthy? If this question gives you pause, you're not alone. Confusing media and conflicting advice surrounding breast health can make it challenging to know what's best. In the United States this year, more than 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Dr. John West wants to help you avoid becoming part of that statistic. For nearly 20 years, Dr. West has focused on giving his patients the best care possible when they show up for diagnosis or treatment. The question he gets most often from his patients is: "What would you tell me to do if I were your wife or daughter?" Prevent, Survive, Thrive: A Breast Surgeon's Lifesaving Advice for Living Healthy and Cancer-Free is Dr. West's answer. Drawing from the latest scientific findings in the field of breast care, he goes into detail about the things most women don't know about their annual exams, like when you should insist on an ultrasound instead of trusting the mammogram, or even how to do a thorough self-examination in the months between your visits to the physician. He lets you know exactly what kind of pain is normal and what should be investigated further. He even offers lifestyle advice to help you lower your risk factors; things as small as how often you exercise or where you carry your cell phone can have an impact on your future health. Prevent, Survive, Thrive provides clear, accurate guidelines for prevention and early detection, letting you to take control of your health"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dallas
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 81 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-942952-23-7 (9781942952237)
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E-Book
10/2016
Simon + Schuster LLC
€9.88
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Persons
John G. West
Content
Introduction: Why this Book Was Written
1: The Controversies that Drive this Book
SECTION I: GENERAL BREAST CARE GUIDELINES BY AGE AND SEX
2: For Children, Teens, and Women Under Forty
3: For Women Over Forty
4: For Women of Childbearing Age: Birth Control, Pregnancy, and Lactation
5: For Men
SECTION II: COMMON BREAST PROBLEMS
6: Breast Pain
7: Abnormal Mammograms: Calcifications and Densities
8: Breast Lumps
9: Nipple Discharge
SECTION III: UNCOMMON BUT PERILOUS BREAST PROBLEMS
10: The Devil's Cancer
11: Inflammatory Breast Cancer: The Silent Killer
12: Paget's Disease of the Nipple
SECTION IV: CONTROVERSIES IN BREAST CARE
13: The Breast Self-Exam Controversy
14: "My Mammogram Was Normal, and Now I'm On Chemo”
15: Shame on You, Dr. Krauthammer: Why He's Wrong About Mammograms
16: Mammograms: The Spin Stops Here
17: Your Bra: A No-Phone Zone
18: Genetic Testing
SECTION V: PREVENTION
19: Beating the Genetic Odds: Exercise, Diet, and Weight Control
20: Alcohol, Vitamins, and Hormones: What Helps and What Hurts
21: "Why Me?” Think DDT: The Connection Between Environmental Toxins and Cancer
SECTION VI: AFTER DIAGNOSIS
22: Just Diagnosed: With Reasons for Optimism
23: Who Needs a Second Opinion-and Why?
24: Mastectomy Versus Lumpectomy
25: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
26: Breast Reconstruction After Lumpectomy
SECTION VII: HOPE
27: Better Breast Care for All
28: The Importance of Hope
CONCLUSION
Appendix I: Breast Cancer: Risk Assessment
Appendix II: Support Services
Appendix III: Finding a Breast Surgeon
Bibliography
Glossary of Terms
About the Authors