The Thinking Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer: Take Charge of Your Recovery and Remission - Softcover

Maker, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0997661917 ISBN 13: 9780997661910

Publisher: Jane Thomas Press, 2017

Synopsis

When Dr. Janet Maker was diagnosed in 2011, she, like most people, knew almost nothing about breastcancer. What she did know is that she didn’t feel safe simply following her doctors’ advice. She needed tounderstand for herself all her treatment options, the statistical outcomes for each option, and all thepotential side effects, so she could make informed decisions. Because of her academic background andexpertise as a researcher, she discovered a great deal about the disease and its treatments that few laypeople are aware of.The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Breast Cancer is the story of her journey and the things she learned alongthe way. This information helped her to make informed decisions about her treatment, and it also helpedher to make the lifestyle changes that she hopes will keep her in remission. This is the book she wished shehad before, during, and after her treatment.Topics that will help readers take charge of their recovery include how to find the best doctors andhospitals; how to build a support system; and pros and cons of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, andhormones. Topics that will help readers stay in remission include how to make the body less receptive tocancer, including changes in diet, exercise, supplements, and stress reduction. Readers may not make thesame decisions that Dr. Maker did, but the information in the book will empower them to make thedecisions they consider best for themselves and their loved ones.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Maker received her B.A. in English from UCLA, her M.S. in Social Work from Columbia University,and her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Southern California. She began hercareer as a social worker, child welfare worker, and psychiatric social worker (LCSW and MFT).

 After several years, she switched to Education, and worked as Coordinator of the USC Reading Centerwhile earning her Ph.D. She became an expert in College Reading, and she taught at several colleges anduniversities in the Los Angeles area. She set up the Reading program at Los Angeles Trade TechnicalCollege and retired from there with the rank of full professor. Working with a co-author, she wrote sevenof the leading textbooks in the field of College Reading, published by Wadsworth and Prentice-Hall. Herbackground in academic research was a big help when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011.

From the Back Cover

Become your own health activist!

Use this book before your treatment to take charge of your recovery.

• Find the best sources of advice to help you make wise decisions
• Identify all your treatment options--their success rates and side effects
• Learn how to choose the best doctors and hospitals
• Discover how to increase the benefits of your treatment while reducing the side effects
• Confirm and maximize your sources of support

Use this book after your treatment to take charge of your remission.

• Help your body become resistant to cancer by managing your nutrition, supplements, exercise, stress, and exposure to environmental toxins
• Understand how to manage the major preventable causes of recurrence and metastasis: carcinogens in food, water, plastics, kitchenware and packaging, personal care products, cleaning products; and medical and non-medical radiation

From the Inside Flap

Breast cancer,already the most common cancer in the United States, is projected to rise by50% by 2030, according to researchers at the National Cancer Institute(NCI). They expect 441,000 new cases in2030, up from 283,000 in 2011. Thisdespite the $500 billion that has been poured into research since PresidentNixon declared war on cancer in 1971.

This year, morethan 40,000 women are expected to die from breast cancer in the United States,and the "standard of care" they will receive --- some combination of surgery,chemotherapy, radiation, and hormones-- will not save them.

When Dr. Maker wasdiagnosed in 2011, she, like most people, knew almost nothing about breastcancer. What she did know is that shedidn't feel safe simply following her doctors' advice. She needed to understand for herself all hertreatment options, the statistical outcomes for each option, and all the potentialside effects, so she could make informed decisions. Because of her academic background andexpertise as a researcher, she discovered a great deal about the disease andits treatments that few lay people are aware of. Thethinking Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer is the story of her journey and thethings she learned along the way. This information helped her, and it can helpyou.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jane Thomas Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0997661917
• ISBN 13: 9780997661910
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360