The author, herself a metastatic breast cancer patient, created this book to help patients and their loved ones cope with a complex and difficult disease. The Insider's Guide to Metastatic Breast Cancer provides information about approved therapies in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia, as well as scientific studies, cutting edge research, clinical trials, and palliative care.The adage that "knowledge is power" is particularly compelling when dealing with issues affecting survival and quality of life. Consequently, this fact-based handbook is a must-read for every patient contending with treatment decisions and side effects.

Provides information for women with metastic breast cancer, their partners, families and friends that will assist them in making decisions about their treatment and care.

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.

This book discusses the realities of metastatic breast cancer. All aspects of the disease are covered: gathering information; coping with recurrent disease; making treatment choices; communicating with health professionals; and discussing end of life issues. Inspirational stories from those who have been there are also featured.

"Pocket Guide to Breast Cancer is an easy-to-use, day-to-day reference for nurses caring for patients with breast cancer and their families. The Pocket Guide is divided into four parts Epidemiology of Breast Cancer Treatment of Primary Breast Cancer, Management of Recurrent Breast Cancer and Quality of Life Issues. Each chapter has been expanded and updated to provide the reader with current information and the Third Edition features two new chapters on Endocrine Therapy and End-of-Life Issues. As in the previous editions, this handy pocket guide includes information on screening and early detection, assessment treatment, surgical techniques, and cancer-related fatigue and sleep disturbance."--BOOK JACKET.

This "Unofficial" guide provides the up-to-date, inside information women need to know to win the battle against breast cancer, including prevention techniques, the latest treatment methods, and nutrition, lifestyle, and reproductive health care tips.

As women quickly discover, their life when treatment ends is very different from what it was before their diagnosis. Often exhausted, anxious, and emotionally volatile, they are beset by physical discomforts, fearful of intimacy, afraid for their children, worried about recurrence. Anticipating a return to “normalcy,” they discover that the old version of normal no longer applies. There could be no more knowledgeable guide for women embarking on this complicated journey than Hester Hill Schnipper, who is herself both an experienced oncology social worker and a breast cancer survivor. This comprehensive handbook provides jargon-free information on the wide range of practical issues women face as they navigate the journey back to health, including: •Managing physical problems such as fatigue, hot flashes, and aches and pains •Handling relationships: your children, your partner, your parents, your friends. •How to regain emotional and sexual intimacy •Coping with financial and workplace issues •Genetic testing: why, whether, when •How to move beyond the fear of recurrence •And much more This indispensable book will help you rediscover your capacity for joy as you move forward into the future—as a survivor.

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.

[OFFICIAL CURRENT VERSION] From the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) comes this essential guide to Metastatic Breast Cancer. Based on clinical treatment guidelines used by doctors and oncology professionals around the world, these NCCN Guidelines for Patients help patients and caregivers talk with their doctors and make treatment decisions.. Topics include: Breast cancer basics, Testing for MBC, Breast cancer staging, Treating MBC, Your treatment options, Making treatment decisions, Words to know, NCCN Contributors, NCCN Cancer Centers, Index.

Annotation Written for primary care physicians, oncologists, nurses, and students, this overview of breast cancer addresses benign breast disease, the history of breast cancer, epidemiology, risk factors, screening, imaging studies, and the evaluation of a palpable breast mass and nipple discharge. An outline format highlights key concepts. References are provided for current studies and trials, significant articles, and review publications. An appendix features brand names for the chemotherapeutic agents described in the book. Silva is a practicing oncologist. Zurrida teaches oncological surgery at the University of Varese. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).