Breast Cancer Treatment Handbook: Understanding the Disease, Treatments, Emotions, and Recovery from Breast Cancer

Your Breast Cancer Treatment Handbook was given to me at a cancer support group this past week. I laughed & I cried reading through this! I wish this had been given to me 6 years ago when I was diagnosed the 1st time with breast cancer at age 33 (lumpectomy, chemo & radition). Here I am again at 39 just having had a mastectomy & reconstruction surgery. This is by far the best source of information I have seen! This book should be available to ALL breast cancer patients. Very easy to read, understand & comprehend. Sincerely, Judith Oak-Watson A very proud "perky" breast cancer survivor

I was given this book when I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer--it is beautifully written, lots of positive comments from cancer survivors--I had to read it in "pieces"--I could only read as much as my heart would allow regarding treatment. I have read it all now. It is a great source to turn to for each step of the process. I am beginning chemotherapy next week--it has been a tremendous help with "what's next?" and how I will feel. Lists of questions for your surgeon and oncologist are extremely helpful.

I am currently being treated for breast cancer, and this book has been one of my most useful tools in making intelligent, well informed choices. It's hard to ask the right questions when something this scary comes along. Judy has included some of the best. I reccomemd it to everyone from the first diagnosis, through that final treatment.

This is a great book for any women facing the diagnosis of breast cancer. It offers up-to-date, practical information in easy to read terms. The material presented is appropriate for all readers and includes large print and very detailed graphics. The insightful comments from other breast cancer survivors are a great assest to this wonderful resource.

"Breast Cancer is an unwelcome visitor in any woman's life. You have found yourself forced to embrace an unwanted enemy. Yet, even in the midst of this frightening and often lonely experience, you do have the capacity to find new strength and work through the challenge. Like thousands of other women, you can become a triumphant survivor" Judy KneeceJudy Kneece has taken her years of experience in being a breast health specialist and support person for women with breast cancer and has turned it into a guidebook for those who are newly diagnosed and overwhelmed with the implications of this disease. This book is a veritable goldmine of information on treatment options, questions to ask, diagnostic tests, etc. Written in laymen's terms with a glossary of medical terms provided, it is easily understood and offers drawings to help explain what each surgery involoves.This book has proven to be of so much value for our patients, we have elected to provide a copy to every woman who is diagnosed with breast cancer in our facility. This book will not only alleviate fear and anxiety, it will empower women to take control of their lives and their illness. I urge clinicians everywhere to make this book available to any woman with a breast cancer diagnosis. Deirdre D. Young, RN, OCN. Nurse Coordinator Breast Health Services Lexington Medical Center