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Breast
Cancer Resource |
The
third Friday in October each year is National Mammography Day,
proclaimed in 1993 by President Clinton. On this day (and throughout
the month), women are encouraged to make a mammography appointment.
In 2005, National Mammography Day will be celebrated
on October 21.
To find a facility near you, please call the American Cancer
Society at (800) 227-2345 or the National Cancer Institute at
(800)4-Cancer. Here is a list of resources for breast cancer,
including some websites we found to have great info, as well
as some highly recommended books.
American
Cancer Society: All About Breast Cancer: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2x.asp?sitearea=LRN&dt=5
Breatscancer.org:
http://www.breastcancer.org/
National
Breast Cancer Awareness Month website: http://www.nbcam.org/
National
Cancer Institute on Breast Cancer: http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/breast
Breast
Cancer resource site: http://www.pinkribbon.com/
Cancer
health Online: http://cancer.healthcentersonline.com/breastcancer/breastcancer.cfm
Susan
G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
http://www.komen.org
Breast
Cancer research Foundation
http://www.bcrfcure.org/
Breast Cancer Book List
No
Less a Woman: Femininity, Sexuality & Breast Cancer, 2nd
Edition by Deborah Hobler Kahane (Hunter House, Paperback,
1995, ISBN: 0897931874, $14.95)
Dr.
Susan Love's Breast Book, 3nd Edition by Susan M. Love,
M.D. (Addison-Wesley, Paperback, 627 pages,Sept.2000, ) The
breast cancer bible. It contains an encyclopedia of information
from the leading breast cancer surgeon in the country.
No
Mountain Too High; A Triumph Over Breast Cancer: The Story
of the Women of Expedition Inspiration by Andrea Gabbard
Publisher's Synopsis: Gabbard tells the story of Expedition
Inspiration, 17 women who battled breast cancer and then took
on the challenge of climbing Mt. Aconcagua, the highest peak
in the Western Hemisphere, to raise money for breast cancer
research and education programs. (Seal Press, $16.00, Paperback,
240 pages, 1998, ISBN: 1580050085)
Spinning
Straw into Gold: Your Emotional Recovery from Breast Cancer
by Ronnie Kaye Publisher's Synopsis: Well-respected psychotherapist
Ronnie Kaye--who won her own battle with breast cancer--has
now written a compassionate and comprehensive guide to the
emotional recovery from this ravaging illness. This uplifting
guide helps women turn a devastating crisis into an opportunity
for growth and victory. Good advice about emotional issues,
from a survivor. (Simon & Schuster, 1991, $11.00 , Paperback,
218 pages, ISBN: 0671701649)
Straight
from the Heart : Letters of Hope and Inspiration from Survivors
of Breast Cancer by Ina Yalof (Kensington Pub Corp (Trd),
1997, paperback, 224 pages, $12.50, ISBN: 1575662175) Comprised
of nearly 100 actual letters from breast cancer survivors,
this work is a gift of life from women who have rediscovered
their own lives. Many have won the battle, some are still
fighting--but all are determined to survive. The contributors
are women from all walks of life, of different ages, and at
different stages of recovery.
The
Breast Cancer Companion by Kathy LaTour This guidebook
offers readers useful tips, the insights of 75 survivors and
background information about advocacy and the politics of
breast cancer. (Avon Books, 1994, $15.00 Paperback, ISBN:
0380719967)
The
Climb of My Life: a Miraculous Journey from the Edge of Death
to the Victory of a Lifetime by Laura Evans Synopsis:
An inspirational memoir by a breast cancer survivor describes
her difficult road to recovery and her dramatic ascent, along
with sixteen other survivors, of Argentina's Mount Aconcagua,
the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere (Harper, 1996,
$22, 288p, ISBN 0062586580)
A
Dietician's Cancer Story by Diana Dyer MS RD, MS, RD Diana
Dyer The 2002 edition of A Dietitian's Cancer Story's forty
pages are crammed with informative and useful recommendations
for developing a healthy diet that can also reduce the risk
of cancer. This is an ideal book for anybody wanting to start
"eating right", but who has no idea where to begin.
American
Cancer Society: Women and Cancer: A Thorough and Compassionate
Resource for Patients and Their Families by Carolyn D.
Runowicz, MD, Jeanne A. Petrek, MD, Ted S. Hansier, MD Paperback,
290 pages, 1999, $14.95
Not
Now... I'm Having A No Hair Day by Christine Clifford
(Pfeifer-Hamilton Pub, 1996, Paperback, $9.95, 110 pages,
ISBN: 1570251207)
After
Cancer: A Guide to Your New Life by Wendy Schessel Harpham,
M.D. After Cancer offers a complete look at the medical, practical,
and psychosocial issues people must cope with during cancer
recovery. Presented in a clear, question-and-answer format,
the book covers such important topics as cancer prevention
after treatment, understanding reevaluation and follow-up,
common physical and social aftereffects, and more. (Harperperennial
Library, 1995, $13.50 Paperback, 368 pages, ISBN: 0060976780)
Be
a Survivor: Your Guide to Breast Cancer Treatment by Dr.
Vladimir Lange. The author, Dr. Vladimir Lange, a graduate
of Harvard Medical School, has been developing patient education
materials for over a decade. When his wife Mandy, also a physician,
was diagnosed with breast cancer, both were overwhelmed by
the complexity of the information they had to process. The
experience let Dr. Lange to create an objective, easy-to-understand
program to help women and their partners successfully face
the diagnosis of breast cancer.
Breast
Cancer and You : Bettering the Odds : How to Join the Increasing
Number of Women Who Survive, Whole and Well by Martha
L. Grigg, Adolph Caso (Editor) List Price: $14.95 Our Price:
$13.45 T
Breast
Cancer? Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way (Wise Woman Herbal
Series) by Susun S. Weed, Christine Northrup MD (Foreword)
Price: $14.95 Designed to be a resource for both women who
want to maintain breast health and those who've been diagnosed
with breast cancer.
Breast
Cancer: The Fight of Your Life by Robert P. Lenk Price:
$19.95
Celebrating
Life; African American Women Speak Out about Breast Cancer
by Sylvia Dunnavant (Usfi Pub, Paperback, 255 pages, 1995,
ISBN: 0964321149, $19.95)
Chemo
and Lunch: One Woman's Victory over Hereditary Breast Cancer
by Susan Winn (Fithian Press, $8.95, Paperback, 1990, ISBN:
0931832535)
Healing:
A Woman's Guide to Recovery After Mastectomy by Rosalind
Dolores Benedet, NP, MSN (Benedet Publishing, 1993, Paperback,
$12.00, 106 pages, ISBN: 0963791702)
Hope
Is Contagious : The Breast Cancer Treatment Survival Handbook
by Margit Esser Porter (Fireside, October 1997, Paperback,
192 pages, $11.00, ISBN: 0684842181) Written by and for women
who are going through treatment for breast cancer, this book
presents the practical, compassionate, and honest advice that
women long for--and need--as they confront the effects, both
physical and psychological, of their diagnosis and treatment.
Moms
Don't Get Sick by Pat Brack with Ben Brack. Told from
a breast cancer patient's point of view and that of her 10
year-old son, this story covers more than a year in the life
of the Brack home and is a story of anger, pain, hope and
joy (Melius Publishing, 1990, $10.95, 106 pages, Paperback,
ISBN: 0937603074)
The
New Cancer Survivors: Living With Grace, Fighting With Spirit
by Natalie Davis Spingarn, a breast cancer survivor who suffered
several recurrences, yet shines a bright light on the cancer
experience. She provides good reason to be hopeful as well
as insight into how to respond when things don't go so well.
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