Intimacy After Breast Cancer: Dealing With Your Body, Relationships and Sex

Maisano, Gina M.

ISBN 10: 0757003249 / ISBN 13: 9780757003240

Published by Square One (edition 1), 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Intimacy After Breast Cancer: Dealing With Your Body, Relationships and Sex
• Publisher: Square One (edition 1)
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0757003249
• ISBN 13: 9780757003240
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Congratulations! You survived breast cancer. This should be a time to celebrate—so why do you feel so empty and alone? Medical professionals prepare you for surgery and other treatments, but do not always address your emotional and sexual health. In Intimacy After Breast Cancer, breast cancer survivor Gina Maisano honestly discusses the sensitive issues of self-esteem, body image, and sexuality to help you become the total woman you still are.

Part One begins by examining the emotions experienced by breast cancer survivors, including anxiety and fear of recurrence. It then offers guidance on regaining the confidence to start living again. The mental and physical effects of post-surgical medications are discussed, along with solutions for maintaining optimum health. Part Two focuses on rediscovering your sexuality. In a compassionate manner, it addresses the issues that most often challenge both single and married women and presents suggestions for overcoming them.

Love and intimacy do not have to end with a breast cancer diagnosis. In Intimacy After Breast Cancer, Gina Maisano will help you rediscover the joys of being a woman.

About the Author

Gina M. Maisano—two-time breast cancer survivor—is the founder of the No Surrender Breast Cancer Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women with breast cancer (www.nosurrenderbreastcancerhelp.org).

She is also a writer, whose articles on breast cancer issues have appeared in numerous magazines and journals. Gina lectures frequently on her personal journey with the disease. Currently, she resides on Long Island, New York.