100 Questions & Answers About Metastatic Breast Cancer offers essential and practical guidance. This unique book provides both doctor and patient perspectives and offers answers to the most asked questions by patients and their loved ones. What is metastatic breast cancer? How will my oncologist decide how to treat my metastatic breast cancer? How is radiation used for treatment or control of metastatic breast cancer? Along with the answers to these and other questions, this book provides information on diagnosis, treatment, living with metastatic breast cancer, alternative medicine, targeted therapy, coping strategies, and more. Authored by Lillie Shockney, the foremost trusted expert on the topic, 100 Questions & Answers About Metastatic Breast Cancer is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional uncertainty of this disease.

EMPOWER YOURSELF! Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient, survivor, or loved one of someone suffering from advanced breast cancer, 100 Questions & Answers About Advanced and Metastatic Breast Cancer, Second Edition offers essential and practical guidance. Providing both doctor and patient perspectives, this updated and revised edition offers authoritative answers to the most commonly asked questions about advanced and metastatic breast cancer including diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment quality of life, alternative medicine, targeted therapy, and coping strategies. Written by experts from Johns Hopkins University and Medical Center, this new edition is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this disease.

Approximately10-20% of breast cancer patients are diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer. 100 Questions & Answers About Triple Negative Breast Cancer provides authoritative and practical answers to the most common questions asked by patients and their loved ones. This easy-to-read book is a comprehensive guide to the basics of triple negative breast cancer, risk factors and prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and life after diagnosis. Written by renowned medical experts on the topic, 100 Questions & Answers About Triple Negative Breast Cancer is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this challenging type of breast cancer.

Newly Revised and Updated! Whether you're a newly diagnosed breast cancer patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. The only text to provide both the patient’s and doctor’s views, this completely updated third edition of this best-selling book gives you up-to-date, authoritative, practical answers to your questions about breast cancer, including risk factors and prevention, diagnosis and treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. Now including an entire new section on the impact of cancer on sexuality, intimacy and fertility, 100 Questions & Answers About Breast Cancer, Third Edition is written by a prominent breast cancer advocate and survivor and by a cancer surgeon.The book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.

According to the American Cancer Society, 10-15% of all breast cancer patients are diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). No one with TNBC needs to be alone in their fight against this fast-growing cancer. That's where this book and the information within can help. 100 Questions & Answers About Triple-Negative Breast Cancer offers authoritative and practical answers to the most common questions asked by patients and their loved ones. What is triple-negative breast cancer? How is different than other breast cancers? What are the signs and symptoms of triple-negative breast cancer? What is targeted therapy and is it effective treatment for TNBC? Along with the answers to these and other questions, this book provides information on risk factors and prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and more. 100 Questions & Answers About Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone copying with this type of breast cancer.

At age 42, Barbara L. Gordon was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer. Two years later, it appeared that the cancer had metastasized. Along with her oncologist and other experts, Gordon has written the book that she wished she had as she faced late-stage breast cancer and the prospect of dying from the disease. Filled with information and advice, and designed to enable informed decisions and improved quality of life, this comprehensive guide gathers in one place authoritative medical information about recurrence and late-stage breast cancer, and it addresses the practical, emotional, spiritual, and interpersonal aspects of dying and death. This indispensable book aids those diagnosed with recurrent or late-stage breast cancer, those wanting to reduce the chance of a recurrence, and those with other types of late-stage cancer. It is also a valuable resource for healthcare professionals, friends, and family members. Topics covered include • Types of recurrence, their symptoms, and ways of minimizing the chance of a recurrence • Diagnostic tests, potential surgeries, and treatments to manage late-stage cancer • Getting the best care, evaluating complementary therapies, and alleviating pain and depression • Cessation of treatment and what one may experience as the disease progresses • End-of-life issues including dealing with financial and legal matters, communicating with loved ones and hospice workers, and planning memorial services Breast Cancer Recurrence and Advanced Disease includes a glossary of medical terms, appendices on nutrition and integrative health centers, and links to current Web sites addressing matters such as clinical trials, patients’ rights, and medical expenses.

EMPOWER YOURSELF! Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient, survivor, or loved one of someone suffering from advanced breast cancer, 100 Questions & Answers About Advanced and Metastatic Breast Cancer, Second Edition offers essential and practical guidance. Providing both doctor and patient perspectives, this updated and revised edition offers authoritative answers to the most commonly asked questions about advanced and metastatic breast cancer including diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment quality of life, alternative medicine, targeted therapy, and coping strategies. Written by experts from Johns Hopkins University and Medical Center, this new edition is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this disease.

YSC’s newly updated Metastatic Navigator: A Young Woman’s Guide to Living with Metastatic Breast Cancerpresents the most up-to-date information on metastatic breast cancer including: treatment options; quality of life issues; communicating with healthcare providers, family and friends about your disease; lists of questions to ask or consider; and resources available for additional assistance. Other topic areas include hospice, palliative care, the decision to end treatment, legal decisions and other information for end-of-life planning, legacy projects, speaking to children about metastatic breast cancer, complementary and alternative medicine; and adoption and fertility.

Becoming a Breast Cancer Nurse Navigator is an innovative new resource that guides nurses through the process of becoming a nurse navigator at breast cancer centers. Written by a nationally renowned expert nurse navigator, this essential resource provides direction on improving efficiency and effectiveness in delivery of care. Important features of the book include an overview of the history of navigation, case studies to reinforce concepts and information on becoming a certified nurse navigator. It also contains tools to help measure individual performance and demonstrate value to cancer center leaders. Becoming a Breast Center Nurse Navigator is a must-have resource for oncology nurses and administrators interested in patient advocacy and improved outcomes.

In this newly updated and revised edition of Navigating Breast Cancer: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed, Second Edition, author Lillie Shockney empowers breast cancer patients and their families by providing authoritative, easy-to-follow information about each step of treatment, helping women to make informed decisions about their care. Armed with this invaluable book, breast cancer patients will be well prepared for each phase of therapy, and perhaps most importantly, will learn how to continue to work and live life while receiving treatment. This outstanding resource provides breast cancer patients with the essential tools they need to cope with symptoms and to navigate the maze of modern treatment options.