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Winner of Foreword Reviews - Book of the Year Finalist

All you need to know to take control after a diagnosis of breast cancer. Your whole life stops after a diagnosis of breast cancer. A mountain has blocked the path youre traveling on and you simply cant move beyond it. Using the familiar image of a garden and a personal, plain English style, renowned breast cancer specialist Professor John Boyages, MD, PhD, walks you slowly through the stress and confusion of diagnosis, treatment, and life after breast cancer.

In Breast Cancer: Taking Control, John Boyages provides you with the right tools, directions, and equipment to let you take control, maximize your survival, and find your path to recovery.
Learn how to:

Identify the 20 Control Points, important decisions or steps you must make to navigate the medical maze
Find and research the right treatment team for you
Identify the key questions to ask your treatment team
Identify the treatment choices for your breast and armpit
Understand when you really need chemotherapy, hormonal treatment, or targeted therapy
Prevent lymphedema and osteoporosis after treatment
Cope with menopause, sexuality, and fertility after treatment
Slow down and make the right decision

Updated from 2010 Printed book to include new information including: duration of hormonal treatment (The new ATLAS and ATOM trials), impact of the Z11 trial on treatment of micrometastases in the armpit, and

information on Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy and other "oncoplastic" procedures.

"Id be pleased to have John take care of any member of my own family, and if they had breast cancer, Id certainly recommend that they read this book.
Daniel F. Hayes, MD; Stuart A. Padnos
Professor of Breast Cancer Research, University of Michigan

Breast Cancer: Taking Control is designed to give you all the information
you need at the 20 key Control Points on your path to survival. The book is broken down into three parts detailing the phases of your cancer treatment: diagnosis, before surgery, and after surgery. Each section has its own color:

Part 1, in red, is the time to stop and take stock of the situation
Part 2 is in amber, as a lot of caution is required before treatment starts
Part 3 is in green, which means to proceed with care. This section gives you information you need after your surgery and following treatment.

Breast Cancer: Taking Control includes over 80 active web links, 20 flow charts, 96 figures, and a comprehensive glossary.

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Winner of Foreword Reviews - Book of the Year Finalist

Identify the 20 Control Points, important decisions or steps you must make to navigate the medical maze
Find and research the right treatment team for you
Identify the key questions to ask your treatment team
Identify the treatment choices for your breast and armpit
Understand when you really need chemotherapy, hormonal treatment, or targeted therapy
Prevent lymphedema and osteoporosis after treatment
Cope with menopause, sexuality, and fertility after treatment
Slow down and make the right decision

Breast Cancer: Taking Control includes over 80 active web links, 20 flow charts, 96 figures, and a comprehensive glossary.

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