The Everything Health Guide to Living with Breast Cancer: An accessible and comprehensive resource for women

by Lucia Giuggio Carvalho, James A. Stewart

The diagnosis of breast cancer challenges a woman’s sense of self, her body image, and ultimately her own mortality. In this health guide, breast cancer survivor and nurse Lucia Giuggio Carvalho provides a basic overview of breast cancer, its biology, psychology, and treatment options. This comprehensive approach to facing breast cancer

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Wally · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of many books that I have read on this subject. At first I passed on it because it was written a long time ago. However, I found the chapters on coping with the disease to be very useful. As a support person I want to do more, and I have some guilt about it. This book gave me some assurance that I am doing most everything that I can do, plus a few ideas that I will try in the future like celebrating milestones. It also help peel back the curtain a little on what may be going through my wife head and what she is experiencing. I think the book is worth a quick read.

[Annabel · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was my first breast cancer book that I have read, and it was quite an easy read. I don't know how useful it was, there were bits and pieces that were interesting. It was written quite high-level, so if you had done any reading yourself it would be less deep than that. Also I didn't really appreciate all the bits about spirituality and finding god, I didn't think that was appropriate in what this book was tagging itself as being.

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highly recommend this book to anyone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. It informs without preaching and is a great reference guide at a time when too much information can overload you. Great book!