The breast cancer handbook : taking control after you've found a lump /

Swirsky, Joan.

The breast cancer handbook : taking control after you've found a lump / Joan Swirsky, Barbara Balaban. - revised 2nd edition - New York, NY : Power Publications, c1998. - ii, 190 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents

Getting answers
Breast Cancer in men
Getting a second opinion
The Biospsy
"The Biospdy is positive... You have breast Cancer"
Calcifications
InSitu Breast Cancer
Choosing your surgeon
Surgical Choices
Lumpectomy: Breast Conserving Surgery
Mastectomy
Preparing for surgery
In the Hospital
Surgery and Postsurgery
After Mastectomy
Adjuvant Therapy
Nutrition
Radiation Therapy
Chemotherapy
Menopause, Hormone replacement therapy, AND Breast Cancer
Lymphedema
Hotlines
Support groups
Living your life as a Breast Cancer Survivor
Sexuality
Older women
The role of the caretaker
Genetics and Genetic counseling
Dealing with insurance problems
Individual and Community Action

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WP 840 S979b 1998