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Highlights
- They come from different backgrounds and from professions as varied as medicine, education, and entertainment, but these ten women share one thing in common: They all have breast cancer.
- About the Author: Peggy McCarthy is the founder and executive director of Innovative Medical Education Consortium (IMEC), a nonprofit medical organization dedicated to meeting the needs of underserved populations.
- 288 Pages
- Health + Wellness, Women's Health
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About the Book
Describing their experiences, exploring their initial fear, rage, and uncertainty, and revealing how each eventually coped, in her own way, with her diagnosis, this book tells the stories of ten women and their struggle to survive breast cancer.Book Synopsis
They come from different backgrounds and from professions as varied as medicine, education, and entertainment, but these ten women share one thing in common: They all have breast cancer. This book describes their experiences, exploring their initial fear, rage, and uncertainty, and reveals how each eventually coped, in her own way, with her diagnosis.In addition to these inspiring stories, Breast Cancer? Let Me Check My Schedule! also features step-by-step tactics to help women handle the emotional, sexual, and occupational impact of this disease and includes practical information on finding proper health care, locating support groups, and more. It is a vital resource for women who aren't ready to relinquish control of their lives to cancer.About the Author
Peggy McCarthy is the founder and executive director of Innovative Medical Education Consortium (IMEC), a nonprofit medical organization dedicated to meeting the needs of underserved populations. She also serves on the board of several cancer organizations. Jo An Loren, editor in chief of IMEC, has been a science and health administrator since the 1970s.Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Health + Wellness
Sub-Genre: Women's Health
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Jo an Loren
Language: English
Street Date: October 1, 1997
TCIN: 92118868
UPC: 9780813333939
Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-4212
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.6 pounds
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