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- Detecting & living with breast cancer for dummies / by George, Marshalee,author.(CARDINAL)675843; Ashing, Kimlin Tam,author.(CARDINAL)675840; American Breast Cancer Foundation.;
Knowing about breast cancer. Breast cancer 101 ; Risk factors for breast cancer ; Indicators of breast cancer -- Diagnosing breast cancer. Physical awareness and detecting breast cancer ; Understanding breast biopsies ; Stages of breast cancer -- Treating breast cancer. Looking at treatment options ; Breast surgery ; Radiation therapy ; Chemotherapy ; Endocrine, biological, and cutting-edge therapies ; Breast reconstruction ; Treating advanced breast cancer -- Dealing with breast cancer and everyday life. Psychosocial concerns and breast cancer diagnosis ; Managing stress ; Coping with changes after treatment ; Cancer treatment, fertility, and sexuality ; Making healthy lifestyle changes -- The part of tens. Ten inspiring breast cancer survivors ; Ten ways family and friends can help you ; (At least) ten ways life can be better after cancer -- Appendix A: breast health glossary -- Appendix B: support groups, resources, and organizations.A sensitive and authoritative guide to the most common cancer in women: breast cancer. Covering everything from prevention to dealing with a diagnosis to coping with life after cancer, it serves as a trusted resource for anyone whose life has been touched by this dreaded disease. Advancements in breast cancer prevention, detection, and treatment are being made every day, but it can be overwhelming and confusing knowing where to turn and who to trust. Detecting & Living with Breast Cancer For Dummies distills the information into one easy-to-follow guide, giving you quick, expert advice on everything you'll face as you manage your breast health. From getting to know your treatment options to talking to loved ones about breast cancer--and everything in between--it does the legwork for you so you can take a deep breath and focus on your health. Perform regular self-exams the right way ; cope with the many decisions that need to be make if you're diagnosed ; ask the right questions about surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and the breast reconstruction ; decipher complicated pathology reports with confidence. Whether you're at risk for breast cancer or have been diagnosed and want to know your options, Detecting & Living with Breast Cancer For Dummies empowers you to take your health into your own hands.--Amazon.com- Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Breast; Breast; Breast; Breast.;
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- A burst of light : and other essays / by Lorde, Audre,author.(CARDINAL)130694;
""The self-described black feminist lesbian mother poet used a mixture of prose, theory, poetry, and experience to interrogate oppressions and uplift marginalized communities. She was one of the first black feminists to target heteronormativity, and to encourage black feminists to expand their understanding of erotic pleasure. She amplified anti-oppression, even as breast cancer ravaged her ailing body."--Evette Dionne, Bustle Magazine Winner of the 1988 Before Columbus Foundation National Book Award, this path-breaking collection of essays is a clarion call to build communities that nurture our spirit. Lorde announces the need for a radical politics of intersectionality while struggling to maintain her own faith as she wages a battle against liver cancer. From reflections on her struggle with the disease to thoughts on lesbian sexuality and African-American identity in a straight white man's world, Lorde's voice remains enduringly relevant in today's political landscape. Those who practice and encourage social justice activism frequently quote her exhortation, "Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare." In addition to the journal entries of "A Burst of Light: Living with Cancer," this edition includes an interview, "Sadomasochism: Not About Condemnation," and three essays, "I Am Your Sister: Black Women Organizing Across Sexualities," "Apartheid U.S.A.," and "Turning the Beat Around: Lesbian Parenting 1986," as well as a new Foreword by Sonia Sanchez. "When I don't know what to do, I turn to the Lorde." -- Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Bitch Media"--"Moving, incisive, and enduringly relevant writings by the African-American poet and feminist include her thoughts on the radical implications of self-love, living with cancer as well as essays on racism, lesbian culture, and political activism"--Sadomasochism: not about condemnation -- I am your sister: Black women organizing across sexualities -- Apartheid U.S.A. -- Turning the beat around: lesbian parenting 1986 -- A burst of light: living with cancer.Includes bibliographical references.- Subjects: Essays.; Autobiographies.; Lorde, Audre.; Poets, American; Breast; African American lesbians; Feminists; African American poets; Breast.; African American lesbians.; Feminists.;
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- A dangerous place / by DesAutels, Chelsea B.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Early in her powerful, affecting debut, Desautels writes: "I always mention gratitude because/people like that ending." Unflinching in its candor, this is the story of a woman with two swellings in her belly: a nascent baby, and a cancerous tumor. The poet could focus on the particulars of the medical case, using language from a traditional illness narrative. Instead she gives us the basics, then gathers up surprising and expansive material from various landscapes--the Black Hills, the prairies of Texas,the mountains, switchgrass, and, especially, the neighboring buffalo, to which she feels a profound connection. Desautels' metaphors strike home; they are counterpoints, balm to the uncertainty and grief that make us uncomfortable. The book moves elegantly from its dark beginnings to a transcendent thankfulness--Book cover.- Subjects: American poetry.; Poetry.; Cancer; Pregnant women; Landscapes; American bison;
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