Metu and Lee: Learn About Breast Cancer

by Shenin Sachedina

Metu and Lee Learn about Breast Cancer is a children's book writen for children, ages 5 years and above, whose mothers have been diagnosed with breast cancer. It discusses surgery, chemotherapy , radiation, and the child's fears all in easy to understand terms. It is written by Dr. Shenin Sachedina, a board certified breast surgeon . It is illustrated with characters like chemo cammando and radiation rod. Other characters include good cells and bad cells. The book will be avaliable May 13, 2006.

25 pages, Hardcover

First published May 13, 2006

Reviews

[Molly]

I wasn't a big fan of the illustrations or the layout, which felt a little distracting/hard to read. I actually think this isn't bad, but I wouldn't read it to a child; I would, instead, use it as a guide for giving good answers to kids when the questions come up. So maybe more of a book for a parent to read and practice good answers to hard questions.

[Jacqui Ainsworth]

I read this book to my 5 and 8yo daughters to explain the cancer treatment process for my mom's breast cancer. The book is good but a little too simplistic for my 8yo. She did like it however. Some of the terms were simplified to the point that they seemed wrong to me. I would recommend it to 4-6 yos for the reason it was intended.

It is specifically written for breast cancer but other then a couple references it would be fine for any type of cancer and I wouldn't hesitate to use it for that.