Stark, Lizzie.
Summary: "Would you cut out your healthy breasts and ovaries if you thought it might save your life? That's not a theoretical question for journalist Lizzie Stark's relatives, who grapple with the horrific legacy of cancer built into the family DNA. It is a BRCA mutation that has robbed most of her female relatives of breasts, ovaries, peace of mind, or life itself. In Pandora's DNA, Stark uses her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.1 STABrem, Rachel
Summary: "A life-saving and empowering guide to understanding breast cancer detection, prevention, and treatment options, from two top doctors in the field-Rachel Brem, a breast radiologist, and Christy Teal, a breast surgeon-who have also made the personal decisions to have mastectomies"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Element 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 BREPort, Dina Roth.
Summary: Through the incredible true stories of five young friends, as well as interviews with more than seventy top breast cancer experts, health writer Dina Roth Port addresses the universal questions of women everywhere who have watched family members suffer from the disease and wondered, "Am I next?" Full of practical information, Previvors is the first comprehensive book to guide women through the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 PORSummary: Covers all aspects of breast cancer, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, medication, alternative remedies, coping mechanisms, and communicating with children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Good Books 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 MAYSummary: After being diagnosed with breast cancer, six women from ABC News sat down and talked about taking on their formidable enemy. This program features all six women one year later, discussing what transpired over the past twelve months and how they feel about the future. While most are in remission, two patients are still grappling with disease on a daily basis, and both take this communal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Fighting cancer requires allies-and friends who are going through the same battle can be powerful supporters indeed. This program presents six women from the ABC News team as they open up about their breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. From seemingly small details-such as how to correctly position a wig or find the right bra-to the monumental tasks of informing family members and selecting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: "This inspirational guide explores the entire breast cancer experience blending breakthrough science with traditional and complementary healing. It helps women navigate complex decisions about treatment and recovery with a mission to heal the whole person"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Path oif Wellness & Healing 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9944 BRERoth, Philip.
Contents: When she was good -- Portnoy's complaint -- Our gang -- The breast.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROTO'Regan, Ruth.
Summary: Presents a guide to coping with the physical and emotional demands of breast cancer treatment and recovery, in an updated edition that covers the latest treatment options, building a support network, and breast reconstruction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9944 BREBonner, Dede.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 BONHarms, Kim
Summary: A raw, heavily-researched guide for women facing breast cancer, mastectomy, and reconstruction written by a survivor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Familius 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 HARMaker, Janet
Summary: When Dr. Maker was diagnosed in 2011, she, like most people, knew almost nothing about breast cancer. What she did know is that she didn't feel safe simply following her doctors' advice. The treatment is not always successful; some people die, and some who survive have disabling side effects. She needed to understand for herself all her treatment options, the statistical outcomes for each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jane Thomas Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.994 MAKNumeroff, Laura Joffe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Social Emo Numeroff 1999Bluming, Avrum
Summary: "For years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was hailed as a miracle. Study after study showed that HRT, if initiated at the onset of menopause, could ease symptoms ranging from hot flashes to memory loss; reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, and some cancers; and even extend a woman's overall life expectancy. But when a large study by the Women's Health Initiative...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2018
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Summary: "We've all heard the statistic: 1 in 8 women will get a breast cancer diagnosis at some point in her lifetime. But there's another just-as-relevant number that isn't as widely broadcast: 76 percent of those women will be alive 10 years later. This guide from America's most trusted health magazine helps women navigate treatment, medical costs, and lifestyle changes and emerge with their physical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9944 GEMSummary: Features real stories of women whose lives are transformed by a disease, organized by emotional and physical stages, and shows the power of the human spirit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lachance Pub 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9944 VOIPickert, Kate
Summary: Kate Pickert worked as a health-care journalist and knew medical treatment well, but it all changed when she was diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at age 35. Pickert used her journalistic skills to identify the cultural, scientific, and historical forces shaping the lives of breast-cancer patients in the modern age.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 PICCarvalho, Lucia Giuggio.
Summary: Looks at the types of breast cancer, diagnostic tests, traditional and alternative treatment options, support systems, and coping with the disease.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 CARFunk, Kristi
Summary: "A comprehensive guide to total breast health from the go-to breast care expert for Good Morning America and The Doctors. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of their lives, and breast cancer is the #1 killer of women ages 20-59. But did you know that only 15 percent of those diagnosed have a single relative with breast cancer? For most of us, family history...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.994 FUNGrayson, Jennifer
Summary: Everyone knows that breast is best, but there are many forces pulling women away from the most natural thing in the world. In Unlatched, Jennifer Grayson, an environmental journalist and mother of two young breast-fed children, puts “common knowledge” to the test by breaking down the complex social and political factors that have altered breastfeeding practices around the world for decades.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 GRAJacobs, Hollye.
Summary: Hollye Jacobs describes with humor and wisdom her personal experience with breast cancer and gives details about diagnosis, treatment, side effects and recovery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9944 JACKippley, Sheila.
Summary: In the ecology of natural mothering, mother and baby help each other. Mothers who adopt this natural pattern of breastfeeding enjoy 14 to 15 months of having no periods, on the average, and have a special relationship with their babies. Counter to the culture, mothers take their babies almost everywhere. The author deals with this sympathetically, and thus many moms have said that this book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lulu 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Without question, breast cancer is the disease many women fear the most-not only because of the disease, but also because of what treatment involves. However, as this program illustrates, dramatic differences exist between today's breast cancer therapies and the way the illness was treated a generation ago. Women with breast cancer detail their experiences with this disease, their reactions to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008