Prevent, Survive, Thrive
Every Woman's Guide to Optimal Breast Care
Published on 4. October 2016
320 pages
978-1-942952-24-4 (ISBN)
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Are you doing everything you can to make sure your breasts are 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 40,000 women will die from breast cancer. Dr. John G. West wants to help you avoid becoming part of that statistic through preventative methods and screenings. And for women who are diagnosed, Dr. West provides guidance and wisdom to make the best possible treatment decisions.
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 if I were your wife or daughter?" Prevent, Survive, Thrive: Every Woman's Guide to Optimal Breast Care is the answer.
Drawing from the latest scientific findings in the field of breast care, Dr. West outlines the things most women don't know about screening, like when you should insist on an ultrasound instead of only relying on mammogram results or how to determine if you should get genetic testing?and what it can and cannot tell you about your cancer risk. He lets you know exactly what kind of pain is normal and what should be investigated further.
Dr. West even offers lifestyle advice to help 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 take control of your health.
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 40,000 women will die from breast cancer. Dr. John G. West wants to help you avoid becoming part of that statistic through preventative methods and screenings. And for women who are diagnosed, Dr. West provides guidance and wisdom to make the best possible treatment decisions.
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 if I were your wife or daughter?" Prevent, Survive, Thrive: Every Woman's Guide to Optimal Breast Care is the answer.
Drawing from the latest scientific findings in the field of breast care, Dr. West outlines the things most women don't know about screening, like when you should insist on an ultrasound instead of only relying on mammogram results or how to determine if you should get genetic testing?and what it can and cannot tell you about your cancer risk. He lets you know exactly what kind of pain is normal and what should be investigated further.
Dr. West even offers lifestyle advice to help 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 take control of your health.
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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
