Miller, an oncologist and director of the Yale Cancer Center Survivorship Program, presents a unique and indispensable book for women facing breast cancer, which features individual chapters written by medical experts and breast cancer survivors. Asserting that knowledgeable people make different choices, for different reasons, Miller's overarching message is that each woman is unique, as is her experience with this life-threatening disease. Because there are so many potential scenarios—based upon the tumor's size, the stage of cancer, etc.—treatment options vary, and women must decide which route to take in a timely fashion while simultaneously confronting their fears. Miller's approach provides the reader with the sense that she's had a private and unhurried consultation with each specialist: medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and surgeons. In addition the book includes personal accounts of survivors who have faced an array of experiences, from the woman whose mammogram reveals a lump just weeks before her wedding to the breast cancer statistician who is diagnosed with the very disease she is studying. This collection will help to fortify women making tough choices, offering invaluable information along with hope.
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An indispensable resource for any breast cancer patient or a patient's friends and family.
(Olivia Boler
Foreword 2008)
Miller's approach provides the reader with the sense that she's had a private and unhurried consultation with each specialist: medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and surgeons... This collection will help to fortify women making tough choices, offering invaluable information along with hope.
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Publishers Weekly 2008)
There is a great deal of very detailed information in this book.
(Sheila Thomas
Consumer Connection 2007)
More than a standard reference guide... this book arms readers with knowledge, confidence, and hope as they begin their journey from sickness to health.
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American Journal for Nurse Practitioners 2008)
This step-by-step guide offers newly diagnosed patients a path through the complex and often overwhelming array of information and decisions... helpful charts and illustrations accompany clearly presented medical information, all conveyed in an inclusive, supportive tone.
(Jody Rosen Knower
MAMM 2008)
This is a useful book for patients and their families as it provides a good description of treatment options as well as tips from breast cancer survivors.
(Heidi H Richardson, MD
Doody's Review Service 2008)
Appropriate for all women, their family members and friends, physicians, and other care providers... Recommended.
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Choice 2008)
Highly recommended to every woman... and for community library health shelves in general.
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Midwest Book Review 2008)
This fine book achieves the goal of providing clear and relevant medical information and guidance from specialists in order to help patients make treatment decisions. In addition, through the narratives of both patients and physicians, it will likely provide inspiration and hope to women who are confronting the challenge of breast cancer.
(Christina I. Herold, M.D.
Informa Healthcare 2008)
Finally—one-stop reading for any woman facing breast cancer.
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Health for Women 2008)
Well written and very understandable for the lay audience.
(Rachel Benz, RN, BSN, and Karen Meneses, PhD, RN, FAAN
Oncology Nursing Forum 2008)
A resource that combines medical expertise with emotional insight in a valuable and educational way for women at any stage of the breast cancer journey.
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Women & Cancer magazine )
Dr. Miller has a wealth of experience as a medical oncologist and a keen understanding as a compassionate physician of the difficult choices that face women diagnosed with breast cancer. Miller wisely combines the voices and expertise of breast cancer survivors and the doctors who care for them. This book paves the way for women who want a clear understanding of their options in order to astutely make what may be the most important decisions of their lives.
(Julie K. Silver, M.D., Harvard Medical School, author of
After Cancer Treatment: Heal Faster, Better, Stronger )
This excellent book provides just the right mixture of accurate medical information and insight and emotions from breast cancer survivors who share their own experiences. This combination will help women with breast cancer make informed decisions about their medical treatment and will also help them cope with the fears, frustrations, and other emotions of their journey.
(Donald R. Lannin, M.D., Professor of Surgery, Executive Director, Yale–New Haven Breast Center )
