Articles Index

Now What? A Patient's Guide to Recovery After Mastectomy

Three sisters with a strong family history of breast cancer write about surviving and recovering from a mastectomy. Two of the sisters are health professionals and are able to give different perspectives on decisions, self-care, emotional turmoil, and recovery from mastectomy. "Now What?" is a very practical book full of resources and dependable advice for mastectomy patients.

Red Sunshine - A Doctor Tells Her Own Breast Cancer Survivor Story

Red Sunshine is Dr. Kimberly Allison's story of surviving stage 3 breast cancer. Dr. Allison is a breast cancer pathologist with young children and a supportive husband. When she discovers a post-pregnancy breast lump and sees her own cancer under the microscope, she reacts the same as any woman would. Red Sunshine is her survivor story.

Nowhere Hair by Sue Glader

Sue Glader wrote Nowhere Hair to help parents, teachers, and hospital staff explain cancer and the side effects of treatment to kids.

"March Forth" by Marci A. Schmitt

March Forth by Marci A. Schmitt is her story of surviving breast cancer. A full-time mom of two small boys, she already has her hands full, but she pressed on through her diagnosis, surgery and chemotherapy. Here is how Schmitt marches forth into a healthy future, free of breast cancer.

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.