Breast Cancer? Let Me Check My Schedule! Ten Remarkable Women Meet Challenge of Fitting Breast Cancer Into

Informationen zum Autor Peggy McCarthy is the founder and executive director of Innovative Medical Education Consortium (IMEC), a nonprofit medical organization dedicated to meeting the needs of underserved populations. She also serves on the board of several cancer organizations. Jo An Loren editor-in-chief of IMEC, has been a science and health administrator since the 1970s. Zusammenfassung This book describes ten women’s experiences, exploring their initial fear, rage, and uncertainty, and reveals how each eventually coped, in her own way, with her diagnosis of having breast cancer. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword -- Preface -- About the Contributors -- Facts About Breast Cancer -- The Shock of Diagnosis -- Taking an Active Role -- Deciding About Treatment -- Experiencing Treatment -- Fallout at Work -- Sex and Intimacy -- The Genetic Strand-The Tie That Binds -- Dealing with Emotions -- Cancer as a Wake-Up Call -- It Is as It Is-Yet More -- Till We Meet Again -- Afterword

Product details

• Authors: Mccarthy, Erma Bombeck, Donna Cederberg, Daria Davidson, Joy Edwards, Carol Hebestreit, Betsy Lambert, Amy Langer, Cathy Masamitsu, Sally Snodgrass, Carol Stack, Carol Washington, Peggy Mccarthy
• Assisted by: Jo An Loren (Editor), Peggy Mccarthy (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.12.2019
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology
• EAN: 9780367010591
• ISBN: 978-0-367-01059-1
• Pages: 286
• Subjects: Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Cancer Survivorship, Patient narratives, genetic risk factors, oncology case studies, psychosocial adjustment, qualitative research breast cancer, workplace impact cancer