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"After a breast-cancer diagnosis, most women call a specialist. Then, to understand it all, they consult Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book...authoritative, understandable, reassuring."
Chicago Tribune

"One of the most complete and trustworthy books ever published on breast care."
Newsday

"Like a good teacher, Dr. Love is able to impart the vast knowledge that she has in the language of her audience...Dr. Love gets the facts across...in a reassuring and compassionate manner."
Journal of the American Medical Association

"Information-packed...a must-have for many women."
Philadelphia Inquirer
 

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Surviving Breast Cancer








 


 
 
Editorial Reviews
 Book Description

 NBC News correspondent Betty Rollin, glamorous,  successful, and happily married, had it all -- and then she learned that she had a malignant tumor in her breast.  Written with wit, warmth , and soul searching honesty, First, You Cry is the inspiring, true story about how one woman transformed the most terrifying ordeal of her life into a new beginning.  Now with a new introduction and epilogue, this unique memoir serves as a fascinating retrospective of the twenty-five years since Rollin's first mastectomy and, given the continuing threat of breast cancer, tells a story that will inform all women as it touches them with its honesty and even, humor.
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From Publishers Weekly

Yalof, a medical sociologist (Life and Death: The Story of a Hospital), notes that breast cancer strikes one in nine U.S. women. Drawing on correspondence written to McCall's magazine as well as to national cancer organizations from a cross section of the population under treatment for this affliction, she presents 72 letters that relate the authors' varied experiences. Women and families of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer will find these thoughtful, touching and detailed personal descriptions of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery informative and useful in allaying fears about the unknown. Although written in different voices, the writers all share an involvement in their treatment and a strong commitment to surviving the disease. Many of the women caution that mammograms may be unreliable and recommend self-examination. There is advice about diet and the helpfulness of cancer support groups. This supportive collection strongly delivers the message that a diagnosis of cancer is not a death sentence.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
 
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