101 Things You Should Know About Breast Cancer

101 Things You Should Know About Breast Cancer: There are a million and one things to know about breast cancer, but at least 101 things you should know about breast cancer in order to understand your own risk, learn about early detection, and understand and support the journey of someone you care about. Reviewed for accuracy by nationally recognized experts in the field, this book answers the questions, Could breast cancer happen to me? How can you detect cancer at its earliest stages? What is it like to be treated for breast cancer? What can someone do to achieve optimal well-being during and after treatment? and more. Learn why the five-year mark isn t the same for breast cancer survivors as it is for other types of cancer, what living with the risk of recurrence is like, and why the world of survivorship has come to be so important. Throughout the book, Pam Schmid, a health and fitness professional who never thought cancer would happen to her, also shares personal anecdotes and what she has learned on her journey as a seven-year breast cancer survivor.

Pam Schmid received her B.S. in education/special education from the University of Texas at Austin with a psychology minor. She has been a health and fitness professional in the area of health promotion and disease prevention since 1981, holding numerous positions and certifications, including ACSM Health Fitness Specialist, ACSM's Cancer Exercise Trainer, and Wellcoaches Wellness Coaching certification.

After her diagnosis of breast cancer in 2004, Pam began speaking and writing to educate and empower patients. Her business, Priorities Simplified, provides wellness services, including wellness coaching, speaking and consulting, to individuals, businesses, and organizations. She has served as teaching faculty at Wellcoaches Corporation since 2003.

She is the creator of Healthy and Fit After Cancer® programs, which were established to give survivors a pathway to feeling their best with powerful, yet practical steps that inspire hope, possibility, and strength to follow their vision of health and well-being after a diagnosis of cancer.

Pam is an international speaker, coach, and writer who has been interviewed and quoted by local, national, and international media, including USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, CBN, and ABC and CBS local. She has been a patient advocate at the local, state, and national levels for several organizations, was a founding member of the Duke Patient Advocacy Council, co-chair for the North Carolina Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Workgroup, and three-time Lance Armstrong Foundation Livestrong national delegate, Global Summit volunteer, and Livestrong leader. She was also the recipient of the Jonquil Award in 2005, from the Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center. Schmid is currently featured in the national public service announcements reaching more than 100 million people in the Mammography Saves Lives campaign (mammographysaveslives.org).

Pam and Jerry, her husband of over 30 years, have two grown boys, Jeremy and Dustin, and a new daughter-in-law, Caroline. She enjoys acting and has been in numerous commercials, films, and corporate videos.