No Less a Woman: Ten Women Shatter the Myths About Breast Cancer - Hardcover

Kahane, Deborah Hobler

9780136240730: No Less a Woman: Ten Women Shatter the Myths About Breast Cancer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0136240739 ISBN 13: 9780136240730

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1990

Ten interviews with women from all walks of life reveal the psychological effects of breast cancer and the ways in which women deal with the trauma and misconceptions associated with the disease

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From Publishers Weekly:

In down-to-earth yet sensitive terms, Kahane, a health educator for the American Cancer Society, presents her own experience and that of 10 other breast cancer survivors of diverse ages and backgrounds. Short, candid autobiographies preface accounts of the trauma of diagnosis, treatments and the varied ways breast cancer altered these women's lives, relationships and perceptions of themselves. Kahane strongly urges women to undergo periodic detection tests, especially monthly self-examination, and to control the selection of treatment options. Most stricken women, she observes, come to realize that feminity does not reside only in their breasts, and that self-esteem is the key to achieving a productive professional and emotional life.
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From Library Journal:

How does breast cancer affect women's body image, social and intimate relationships, sexuality, and femininity? According to the ten women of diverse age, marital status, race, and sexual orientation interviewed here, the effects can be surprisingly positive, particularly in enhancing self-esteem and finding meaning in life. These first-person stories are vivid, moving, inspirational, and informative. The author, herself a breast cancer survivor, also analyzes their experiences in a series of chapters on the issues of body image, interpersonal relations, achievements, identity, and courage and change. Resource and readings lists complete the text. Recommended.
- Kathryn Hammell Carpenter, Univ. of Illinois Lib., Chicago
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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