Dr Susan Love's Breast Book Author:Susan M. Love, Karen Lindsey, Susan M., Md. Love From America's best-known authority on women's health, a new edition of the book the New York Times calls "the Bible for women with breast cancer". The landscape of breast cancer has changed. New, non-invasive diagnostic techniques, new knowledge about prevention, new genetics, new treatments, new alternative and complementary resources are beg... more »inning to turn breast cancer into a chronic and perhaps preventable disease. Dr. Susan Love, whose earlier work has won the trust of women all over this country and abroad, has entirely revised her indispensable guide to reflect the very latest information. Readers of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book will learn of the recent breakthroughs in genetic research, of Dr. Love's own work in developing a less invasive and highly accurate diagnostic technique, of the latest studies into preventive measures such as tamoxifen and dietary strategies, and of promising outcomes from new treatments for metastatic cancer. In the same warm, supportive, and often delightfully candid tone that has brought confidence to millions of women, Dr. Love helps each reader plan her own path through diagnosis, treatment options, and the changing world of HMO's and insurance. She also offers sound advice about combining alternative self-care with topnotch medical help.« less
While going through breast cancer treatment this book helped me answer so many questions that I forgot to ask my oncologist. Now it is time to pass it on to help another survivor.
The "Bible" of breast cancer. Everything you need to know. Divided into chapters that make sense - if you only want to know about chemotherapy, you can just research that subject. No nonsense, down to earth, and factual. Written by a world reknowned breast surgeon and women's health advocate.