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    Navigating breast cancer : a guide for the newly diagnosed / Lillie D. Shockney.

    • Title:Navigating breast cancer : a guide for the newly diagnosed / Lillie D. Shockney.
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    • Author/Creator:Shockney, Lillie, 1953-
    • Published/Created:Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, ©2007.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Breast--Cancer--Popular works.
    • Medical Subjects: Breast Neoplasms--Popular Works.
    • Description:iv, 107 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
    • Summary:This book provides key information on treatment options and the decision-making process, communicating the news of diagnosis to your loved ones, sexual intimacy, adjuvant treatment along with more interesting advice for patients and their families.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [89]-99) and index.
    • ISBN:0763741280 (pbk. : alk. paper)
      9780763741280 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Decision-making process
      Features of a breast cancer
      Getting started: time for your initial consultation
      Communicating the news of the diagnosis to others
      Breast cancer surgery and sexual intimacy
      Adjuvant treatment after surgery
      Changes in daily routines
      Targeted therapy
      Metastatic disease
      Financial issues
      Living a healthier lifestyle going forward
      Celebrating completion of breast cancer treatment survivorship
      what does the future hold in the field of breast cancer
      Resources of benefit to breast cancer patients and their families.
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