Lucille M. Pederson, Janet M. Trigg

Breast Cancer

A Family Survival Guide

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A supportive, self-help manual on breast cancer. This book provides important information on detecting breast cancer, dealing with it physically and emotionally, and surviving it. Fears, truths, remedies, and alternatives are presented, weighed, and evaluated from perspectives of doctors, nurses, patients, families, and experts. Issues such as insurance, physical changes, family stress, recovery, and death are discussed frankly and openly. The work includes valuable appendices including a glossary of terms, suggestions for further reading, questions to ask doctors, tips on assisting those with serious illness, and a patient's bill of rights. This book is a helpful guide to detecting breast cancer, dealing with it physically and emotionally, and surviving it. Pederson and Trigg have drawn on their own experiences with cancer patients to provide frank discussions of the physiological and psychological aspects of breast cancer. Fears, truths, remedies, and alternatives are presented, weighed, and evaluated from the perspectives of doctors, nurses, patients, families, and friends. Issues such as insurance, physical changes, family stress, recovery, and death are discussed in language accessible to the general reader. The work includes valuable appendices including a glossary of terms, suggested reading, questions to ask doctors, tips on assisting those with serious illness, and a patient's bill of rights.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 619g
• ISBN-13: 9780897892933
• ISBN-10: 0897892933
• Artikelnr.: 22332272

Autorenporträt

LUCILLE M. PEDERSON is Associate Professor Emerita of the Department of Communication at the University of Cincinnati. JANET M. TRIGG is Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Finding and Reacting to a Lump Physical, Emotional, and
Psychosocial Effects of Breast Cancer Types of Breast Cancer and Treatments
Breast Reconstruction Holistic and Alternative/Complementary Treatments
Effects of Breast Cancer on Couple Relationships Effects on Relationships
with Children and Other Family Members Relationships with Health Care
Professionals Communicating about Breast Cancer Coping with the Breast
Cancer Experience Supportiveness of Family, Friends, and Community Coping
by Looking Attractive Coping with Medical Forms and Insurance Coping with
Recovery Opportunity for Growth Coping with Death Survival Guidelines for
the Woman with Breast Cancer Survival Guidelines for the Spouse/Partner,
Children, and Other Family Members Survival Guidelines for Friends Epilogue
Appendix A: Suggested Readings Appendix B: Resources Appendix C: Questions
to Ask the Doctors Appendix D: Procedures for Detection of Breast Cancer
Appendix E: Bill of Rights for Patients and Families Appendix F:
Precautions for Preventing Lymphedema Appendix G: 25 Practical Tips You Can
Use to Help Those With Serious Illness Notes to Chapters Glossary
Bibliography Index