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

Janet Maker

ISBN 10: 0997661909 / ISBN 13: 9780997661903

Published by Jane Thomas Press Jan 2017, 2017

About this Item

Neuware - When Dr. Maker was diagnosed in 2011, she, like most people, knew almost nothing about breast cancer. What she did know is that she didn't feel safe simply following her doctors' advice. The treatment is not always successful; some people die, and some who survive have disabling side effects. She needed to understand for herself all her treatment options, the statistical outcomes for each option, and all the potential side effects, so she could make informed decisions. Because of her academic background and expertise as a researcher, she discovered a great deal about the disease and its treatments that few lay people are aware of.After she went into remission, she knew that she was at high risk for recurrence and that mainstream oncology offered little in the way of preventing the cancer from returning. She worked with an integrative oncologist to alter her 'terrain,' to make her body resistant to cancer. This involved major lifestyle changes in terms of diet, supplements, exercise, stress reduction, and avoiding environmental carcinogens.The Thinking Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer is the story of her journey and the things she learned along the way. Readers may not make the same choices that Dr. Maker did, but the information in the book will enable them to make the choices that are best for them and for their loved ones.

Seller Inventory # 9780997661903

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Thinking Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer : Take Charge of Your Recovery and Remission
• Publisher: Jane Thomas Press Jan 2017
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0997661909
• ISBN 13: 9780997661903
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 157H x 24D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 24 millimeters depth
• Weight: 686 grams

About this title

Synopsis

The Thinking Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer is intended to empower patients go beyond the one-size-fits-all "standard of care"and make the decisions that are best for themselves and their loved ones. Because she has a research background, Dr. Maker was able to find a great deal of information that is not commonly known to patients.  This information helped her tremendously, and it can help you.  This is thebook she wished she had when she needed it.

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 he rcareer 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 Center while earning her Ph.D. She became an expert in College Reading, and she taught at several colleges and universities in the Los Angeles area. She set up the Reading program at Los Angeles Trade Technical College and retired from there with the rank of full professor. Working with a co-author, she wrote seven of the leading textbooks in the field of College Reading, published by Wadsworth and Prentice-Hall. Her background in academic research was a big help when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011.