Breast Cancer: The Facts You Need to Know about Diagnosis, Treatment and Beyond (Your Personal Health)

One in eight American women will learn that she has breast cancer. While survival rates are improving, the diagnosis still wreaks havoc on their lives and families. A complex illness, breast cancer affects all aspects of a woman's life: her physical health and future wellbeing, her primary relationships, her children, her self-esteem, her sexuality.

This informative book serves to enlighten and empower women who have breast cancer, while providing valuable information and insight for those who love them. The book's topics include:

Finding out you have breast cancer How to get help and find information Working with your doctor The emotional aspects of the disease Treatment options: surgery, chemotherapy, radiation Physical side effects of treatment Nurturing yourself and your relationships Follow-up care What to expect after treatment ends Recurrence

Written with honesty and compassion, this book offers women and those who love them a blueprint for taking a proactive part in their treatment and healing.