Living with breast cancer : the step-by-step guide to minimizing side effects and maximizing quality of life

9781421444437

ix, 336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes index

How am I going to get through this?
Setting the goals for treatment
Local therapies in breast cancer
How to prepare for systemic treatment
Tests and scans in treatment
How am I supposed to cope emotionally?
How do I cope with changes in my body?
Managing the side effects of hormonal therapy
Controlling nausea
Managing constipation and diarrhea
Minimizing pain
Should I worry about shortness of breath?
What if I am gaining or losing weight?
Clotting and bleeding issues
Why am I so exhausted? When will I have energy again?
Why do people keep asking whether I am depressed or anxious?
How does cancer affect my brain?
They tell me the cancer is progressing
Living and hoping with advanced cancer
What about practical concerns?
My doctor says cancer treatment is no longer effective
My body feels like it's shutting down
What is a good death?

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Jackson, Vicki A., 1968- author
Ryan, David P., 1966- author
Seaton, Michelle D., author