Synopsis
Now in a completely updated new edition-the most trusted, most authoritative guide to breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Recent research is rapidly changing the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of breast cancer. Just as women afflicted with or worried about breast cancer have turned to the earlier editions of Dr. Susan Love's guide for the soundest, most supportive advice, once again they will find all the help they need in this new edition. From guidance on screening techniques and benign disease to comprehensive and heartening advice on living with breast cancer, Dr. Love's book will be a priceless help to recovery on every level, medical, practical, and psychological.
Once again readers will lean with gratitude on the extraordinary empathy and expertise in the book that Newsweek called "One of the most complete and trustworthy books ever published on breast cancer."
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
This second edition of
Love and Lindsey's comprehensive 1990 title has been so thoroughly
revised that, Love notes, only the anatomy chapter remains untouched:
"The breast, I'm glad to report, is still located on the chest!" New
information includes that on mammography screening, the breast cancer
gene, the metastatic phase of breast cancer, the connection between
mind and body, prevention and the importance of political awareness and
action. Also updated are discussions of every conceivable aspect of the
breast: from its health and development to such common concerns as
normal tissue lumpiness and breast feeding, to issues surrounding
breast cancer-its screening, diagnosis, causes, treatment, prevention
and the directions of current research. Hormone therapy, silicone
implants, breast biopsy, lumpectomy, reconstruction and bone-marrow
transplants are also explained. With Lindsey (Friends as Family), Love,
who is director of the Comprehensive Breast Center, associate professor
of clinical surgery at UCLA School of Medicine and co-founder of the
National Breast Cancer Coalition, offers a highly readable book that
educates, supports and encourages women to become their own advocates
of breast health.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Dallas Morning News 10/3/05
"Still the bible of the female breast."
The Eureka Reporter 10/2/2005
"The leader in breast care books.... If it has to do with breasts, Love discusses it."
Ms 10/5/2005
"Groundbreaking.... The book remains a pre-eminent source for breast cancer information and a valuable tool for empowerment."
Honolulu Star-Bulletin 10/23/2005
"An invaluable resource that will help you make the best decisions and ask the right questions of your health-care providers."
Los Angeles Daily News, 05/14/06
"Groundbreaking."
Health Magazine, May 2006
"A guiding path through breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery."
Science Books & Films, June 2006
"Accurate, complete, current, informative, and highly readable to the
layperson as well as the professional caregiver…A very fine book."
Sexuality Research & Social Policy, June 2006
"An invaluable source of information…Outstanding…The definitive reference available to women with breast cancer."
From The WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women; by PCP
The best book on breasts, and the one really indispensable book for
women dealing with breast cancer, this one gets our golden globes
award. Dr. Susan Love has a prestigious clinical and academic
background, is a scientist, a surgeon, a professor and the best known
breast cancer authority in the U.S. Her breast book simply tells you
everything about breasts, covering the healthy breast, breast
self-examination, breastfeeding and common problems of the breast in
the first two parts of the book. The rest, and greater part, of the
book covers breast cancer-exhaustively. This is the doctor that will
answer all your questions, explain the gibberish that is your biopsy
results, give you the real scoop on those alleged wonder drugs, and
generally give you all the information you will need to communicate
with your own doctor-who may not be such a love. While Susan gives only
a cursory glance at alternative therapies, and advises against using
non-traditional healing exclusively, she considers choice of treatment
to be a highly personal matter, and suggests only that decisions be as
well informed as possible.
From Amazon.com
Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book has been
considered the bible of breast-care books since it appeared in 1990. In
1995, Love completely updated the book in a 600-page second edition,
including new biopsy and screening methods, implants, the pros and cons
of hormone therapy, new discoveries in breast-cancer treatment, and
many other topics. Every chapter has been rewritten, with the exception
of the anatomy chapter ("The breast, I'm glad to report, is still
located on the chest!"). Love presents copious medical information in a
simple, welcoming style, and plentiful illustrations make the
information even clearer. About two-thirds of the book deals with
breast cancer: risk factors, prevention, screening, diagnosis, staging,
emotions, treatment options, surgery, alternative treatments, clinical
trials, and more. But the book isn't just about breast cancer. It's
also about breast development, physiology, bras, nursing, sexuality--if
it has to do with breasts, Love discusses it. Love also debunks breast
myths: underwire bras do not cause cancer, neither do bruises or
injuries; "fibrocystic disease" isn't really a disease. The book
includes a wealth of resources: books, treatment centers, and
organizations (but no Web sites--perhaps in the third edition?).
About the Author
Susan M. Love, M.D., is an author,
surgeon, activist, and mother. Adjunct Professor of Surgery at UCLA,
Medical Director of the nonprofit Susan Love MD Breast Cancer
Foundation, and Founder and Director of the National Breast Cancer
Coalition, she is also the author of Dr. Susan Love's Menopause and Hormone Book.
Product Details
Paperback: 620 pages
Carton Size: 12 books
Publisher: Da Capo Press, 4th edition (September 6, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0738209732
ISBN-13: 978-0738209739
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.90 pounds
|
View Cart |
Best Resource! 
Read after the fear is under control 
