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.
A Helping Hand - Simple Tools To Enhance Recovery and Life During & A…
In "A Helping Hand," Grace Gawler tells her own cancer recovery story and describes how she came to the philosophical basis of her holistic approach to healing and living with cancer. She offers several non-judgmental tips on how to embark on cancer recovery. Learn more about cancer recovery from "A Helping Hand."
In "A Helping Hand," Grace Gawler tells her own cancer recovery story and describes how she came to the philosophical basis of her holistic approach to healing and living with cancer. She offers several non-judgmental tips on how to embark on cancer recovery. Learn more about cancer recovery from "A Helping Hand."
Women of Silence – Reconnecting with the Emotional Healing …
Breast cancer is a tough disease, but it can be successfully treated. Grace Gawler writes about the emotional healing that needs to take place after treatment. In her book, Women of Silence, Grace Gawler discusses emotional healing and therapies that will support the recovery of the full person. Learn more about Grace Gawler's emotional healing therapies here.
Breast cancer is a tough disease, but it can be successfully treated. Grace Gawler writes about the emotional healing that needs to take place after treatment. In her book, Women of Silence, Grace Gawler discusses emotional healing and therapies that will support the recovery of the full person. Learn more about Grace Gawler's emotional healing therapies here.
Your Brain After Chemo – Book Review
Your Brain After Chemo is all about chemobrain. A very real side effect that can linger long after chemotherapy, chemobrain affects many breast cancer patients. My book review of Your Brain After Chemo will tell you what kind of help you can get for chemobrain. Written by a breast cancer survivor and a scientist of brain chemistry, Your Brain After Chemo is a must-read for any cancer patient.
Your Brain After Chemo is all about chemobrain. A very real side effect that can linger long after chemotherapy, chemobrain affects many breast cancer patients. My book review of Your Brain After Chemo will tell you what kind of help you can get for chemobrain. Written by a breast cancer survivor and a scientist of brain chemistry, Your Brain After Chemo is a must-read for any cancer patient.
... only Diane by Marc Krasnick
Marc and Diane Becker Krasnick faced the challenges of raising two daughters, a mother with breast cancer, Marc’s bladder cancer, and Diane's diagnosis of HER2 Positive, Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC). Marc wrote a series of emails that he later collected into this book, telling the ways that "only Diane" dealt with her treatments and recovery from breast cancer. Marc and Diane are still mar…
Marc and Diane Becker Krasnick faced the challenges of raising two daughters, a mother with breast cancer, Marc’s bladder cancer, and Diane's diagnosis of HER2 Positive, Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC). Marc wrote a series of emails that he later collected into this book, telling the ways that "only Diane" dealt with her treatments and recovery from breast cancer. Marc and Diane are still mar…
Book Reviews: Breast Cancer Memoirs
Just knowing that others have been down this road, and lived to tell their tale may help you endure your own journey. These first-person breast cancer memoirs are entertaining and for the most part, well-written. You can find advice, experience, and cautionary tales in these reviews of breast cancer memoirs.
Just knowing that others have been down this road, and lived to tell their tale may help you endure your own journey. These first-person breast cancer memoirs are entertaining and for the most part, well-written. You can find advice, experience, and cautionary tales in these reviews of breast cancer memoirs.
Anticancer - A New Way of Life - Book by David Servan-Schreiber M.D.
Anticancer, by brain cancer survivor David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD, presents conventional and alternative ways to slow and prevent cancer. Dr. Servan-Schreiber blends his cancer survivor story with ways to change one's lifestyle to reduce the risk of cancer and recurrence. Includes a specific anticancer action plan.
Anticancer, by brain cancer survivor David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD, presents conventional and alternative ways to slow and prevent cancer. Dr. Servan-Schreiber blends his cancer survivor story with ways to change one's lifestyle to reduce the risk of cancer and recurrence. Includes a specific anticancer action plan.
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 - 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.
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.
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.
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.”