Helpful Reading - Book Reviews, Breast Cancer Memoirs, Self-Help
A collection of reviews of books on the topic of breast cancer, including self-help, survivor stories, general coverage of women's health, cookbooks, and memoirs.
5 Lessons I Didn't Learn from Breast Cancer - Shelley Lewis
Shelley Lewis takes us on the wild ride of her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, while working at Air America, having inadequate insurance and wondering if there was some "lesson" that breast cancer was going to teach her. Not a spiritual person, she settled for just one lesson from the whole experience: breast cancer doesn't change who you are. Lewis refuses to let the disease define her and shares insights from her own and other's experiences.
Shelley Lewis takes us on the wild ride of her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, while working at Air America, having inadequate insurance and wondering if there was some "lesson" that breast cancer was going to teach her. Not a spiritual person, she settled for just one lesson from the whole experience: breast cancer doesn't change who you are. Lewis refuses to let the disease define her and shares insights from her own and other's experiences.
101 Uses for a Fake Boob (or two)
Leanne Lippincott wasn't expecting to have breast cancer – she had a healthy diet, watched her weight, did breast self-exams, had regular checkups and mammograms. In 1998 her mammogram proclaimed that all was well, but in 1999 she was diagnosed with Stage 3A breast cancer, and had a mastectomy. With this book, she and her daughter Jennifer are raising awareness and making us laugh. Read more about "101 Uses for a Fake Boob."
Leanne Lippincott wasn't expecting to have breast cancer – she had a healthy diet, watched her weight, did breast self-exams, had regular checkups and mammograms. In 1998 her mammogram proclaimed that all was well, but in 1999 she was diagnosed with Stage 3A breast cancer, and had a mastectomy. With this book, she and her daughter Jennifer are raising awareness and making us laugh. Read more about "101 Uses for a Fake Boob."
Book Review - The Middle Place
A review of "The Middle Place" by Kelly Corrigan, a woman who grappled with breast cancer and her father's own diagnosis of cancer.
A review of "The Middle Place" by Kelly Corrigan, a woman who grappled with breast cancer and her father's own diagnosis of cancer.
It's Not About the Hair: And Other Certainties of Life and Cancer
Debra Jarvis is a general oncology chaplain at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. But as a woman of the cloth, her cloth is certainly tie-dyed! When she and her mother are diagnosed with breast cancer within days of each other, Debra hopes to live, thrive, and patch up all the old family quarrels. Meanwhile, her ministry to cancer patients goes on, with compassion and deep love and respect.
Debra Jarvis is a general oncology chaplain at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. But as a woman of the cloth, her cloth is certainly tie-dyed! When she and her mother are diagnosed with breast cancer within days of each other, Debra hopes to live, thrive, and patch up all the old family quarrels. Meanwhile, her ministry to cancer patients goes on, with compassion and deep love and respect.
Book Review - Learning From Breast Cancer Survivors
This upbeat and encouraging book focuses on the stories of early stage breast cancer patients and survivors. Dr. Nathanson, a breast surgeon at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan, collected their stories and arranged them along the lines of common experiences. His patients were female and male, from various backgrounds and ethnicities. Each story offers experience, advice, and support.
This upbeat and encouraging book focuses on the stories of early stage breast cancer patients and survivors. Dr. Nathanson, a breast surgeon at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan, collected their stories and arranged them along the lines of common experiences. His patients were female and male, from various backgrounds and ethnicities. Each story offers experience, advice, and support.
Nordie's at Noon - a Breast Cancer Memoir
The book Nordie’s At Noon is equal parts breast cancer memoir and patient education. Four women collaborated on each chapter, giving their stories, emotions, successes and disappointments.
The book Nordie’s At Noon is equal parts breast cancer memoir and patient education. Four women collaborated on each chapter, giving their stories, emotions, successes and disappointments.
'Any Day With Hair Is A Good Hair Day'
Packed with advice from cover to cover, Any Day With Hair may become the book you take with you everywhere. Author Michelle Rapkin, herself a cancer survivor, writes in a very easy to read style, with a positive and compassionate tone.
Packed with advice from cover to cover, Any Day With Hair may become the book you take with you everywhere. Author Michelle Rapkin, herself a cancer survivor, writes in a very easy to read style, with a positive and compassionate tone.
Book Review - Bathsheba’s Breast: Women, Cancer & History
Bathsheba’s Breast, Women, Cancer & HistoryJames S. Olson starts with the ancient world and takes the reader up to 2002, giving a picture of changes in healthcare, culture, science, politics, and economy as they relate to the treatment of breast cancer.
Bathsheba’s Breast, Women, Cancer & HistoryJames S. Olson starts with the ancient world and takes the reader up to 2002, giving a picture of changes in healthcare, culture, science, politics, and economy as they relate to the treatment of breast cancer.
One-Breasted Woman, Poems by Susan Deborah King
Poet Susan King faces breast cancer and transforms her raw emotions into “vessels of words” which hold her terror, hope, and victory. She writes of changes in body and spirit, relationships with family and friends, facing “death’s hot, bad breath” and the blessing of recovery, with its small everyday pleasures.
Poet Susan King faces breast cancer and transforms her raw emotions into “vessels of words” which hold her terror, hope, and victory. She writes of changes in body and spirit, relationships with family and friends, facing “death’s hot, bad breath” and the blessing of recovery, with its small everyday pleasures.
What You Don’t Know Can Kill You
Laura Nathanson shares her hard-earned expertise in her book, “What You Don't Know Can Kill You.” Her husband faced a misdiagnosed cancer, two lost years in which treatment would have saved him, and an unhelpful insurance company. Nathanson shows how you can avoid possible medical disasters, and work within the health system for the best possible results.
Laura Nathanson shares her hard-earned expertise in her book, “What You Don't Know Can Kill You.” Her husband faced a misdiagnosed cancer, two lost years in which treatment would have saved him, and an unhelpful insurance company. Nathanson shows how you can avoid possible medical disasters, and work within the health system for the best possible results.
Saving Graces: Far From Ordinary
“In so many ways my life has been completely ordinary,” writes Elizabeth Edwards in her book, Saving Graces. This book is a good portrait of the Edwards family. But don’t expect this to be a breast cancer memoir, because Elizabeth Edwards has clearly moved on from there.
“In so many ways my life has been completely ordinary,” writes Elizabeth Edwards in her book, Saving Graces. This book is a good portrait of the Edwards family. But don’t expect this to be a breast cancer memoir, because Elizabeth Edwards has clearly moved on from there.
UPLIFT - Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors
Every breast cancer survivor is a hero and has learned some of the secrets of survival. Family, friends, and coworkers who are supportive also bring some wisdom to the fight. UPLIFT is a wonderful collection that lives up to its subtitle: “Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors.”
Every breast cancer survivor is a hero and has learned some of the secrets of survival. Family, friends, and coworkers who are supportive also bring some wisdom to the fight. UPLIFT is a wonderful collection that lives up to its subtitle: “Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors.”
Betty Crocker’s Living with Cancer Cookbook
This wonderful cookbook, written as collaboration between two oncologists and a dietician does more than present good recipes. “Living With Cancer Cookbook” is most useful because of the tips it offers for major side effects.
This wonderful cookbook, written as collaboration between two oncologists and a dietician does more than present good recipes. “Living With Cancer Cookbook” is most useful because of the tips it offers for major side effects.
When It’s Cancer, The 10 Essential Steps to Follow After Diagnosis
This easy to use book is structured around the author’s PCMS – Personal Cancer Management System. The 10 step system is clearly written and always practical. You will learn: “how to tap into your innate cleverness, resourcefulness, and energy to outwit cancer. . . how to achieve and maintain a positive attitude and dignity in the face of a deadly enemy.”
This easy to use book is structured around the author’s PCMS – Personal Cancer Management System. The 10 step system is clearly written and always practical. You will learn: “how to tap into your innate cleverness, resourcefulness, and energy to outwit cancer. . . how to achieve and maintain a positive attitude and dignity in the face of a deadly enemy.”
Cancer Made Me A Shallower Person
Dark humor and pop culture intertwine in this graphic novel about life with breast cancer. "Cancer Made Me A Shallower Person" is Miriam Engleberg's memoir in comics, which she started when she was 43 years old, and was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Dark humor and pop culture intertwine in this graphic novel about life with breast cancer. "Cancer Made Me A Shallower Person" is Miriam Engleberg's memoir in comics, which she started when she was 43 years old, and was diagnosed with breast cancer.
The Red Devil: To Hell with Cancer--And Back
Katherine Russell Rich writes about being diagnosed at 32 with Stage 4 breast cancer, and how it affected her work and her relationships.
Katherine Russell Rich writes about being diagnosed at 32 with Stage 4 breast cancer, and how it affected her work and her relationships.