Tips and wisdom from breast cancer survivors. 125 women share their real-life experience through treatments, recovery, aftermath, and reclaiming life after breast cancer. Sections include: > Finding the tumor > Dealing with doctors and surgeries > Lymphedema > Chemotherapy and radiation > Tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors > Fear of recurrence > Complementary and alternative treatments > Optimism and pessimism > Support and humor > Spirituality and facing death
Bald-Headed Princess: Cancer, Chemo, and Courage
What is a girl with cancer to do? Will her friends still want to hang out with her now that she has cancer? Can she play soccer? How will she deal with being out of school? How will she manage homework from home and the hospital? Can she please get back to a normal life? A life with hair and without chemo? Discover with Isabel that having cancer doesn t have to change who she is a budding teenager and an awesome soccer princess. Her strength and courage, and fabulous sense of humor, helps carry her though it all. A tip-sheet for coping with cancer follows the story.
Common Cancer Facts That Women Need to Know About
Did you know that the most common cancers that affect women are breast, colon, endometrial, ovarian, skin, cervical and lung cancer? By learning a little about these cancers you can know what actions you can take to possibly save your life or the life of someone you care about.
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