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A trip to France awakens the past in this heartwarming short summer read from the author of People We Love.Headteacher Nicola Arnott prides herself on her independence. She has successfully juggled motherhood and career, coping with early widowhood by burying her emotions somewhere deep inside herself. When a cancer scare shakes her out of her careful approach to life, she finds herself thinking wistfully of her first love, a young French medical student.She decides to revisit the sleepy French...

Genetic polymorphisms are important determinants of phenotypic variations and may modulate the risk to or even cause various diseases including genetic disorders and multifactorial diseases. Genetic polymorphisms also serve as important genetic, population and evolutionary markers that allow the study of genetic and evolutionary aspects of individuals, populations and organisms and aid in tracing the evolutionary and parental lineages. Genetic polymorphisms in low penetrance genes are responsibl...

If stories are medicine, then this collection will help keep hopes up and spirits alive on the road to recovery. Readers will applaud the bravery of 50 exceptional survivors as they tell their unique experiences with breast cancer. Every breast cancer survivor has a different story, but they all have one thing in common: courage. From dealing with diagnosis to undergoing chemotherapy, facing hair loss and possibly the loss of a breast, these fearless women undergo more than anyone ever should. T...

Breast Cancer: Real Questions, Real Answers is an outgrowth of Dr. David Chan's more than 20 years in private oncology practice. Inspired by his patients who courageously face their illness but often feel fearful, confused about their options, and full of questions Dr. Chan's book is uniquely structured as a Question and Answer between patient and doctor. It provides readers with an easily navigated, completely current resource for all of their queries. Poised to become the new must-read for bre...

So, you were just diagnosed with breast cancer - what now? You have heard about breast cancer and about other women who were diagnosed - the treatments, the side effects - but you didn't ever expect this would happen to you. You are shocked, surprised, and scared. The "what-if"s of what comes next are taking over. You've been to so many appointments, but still, you feel lost. Hold on! There is hope. You can take control of your journey to recovery, feel connected to yourself and others, and get...

In late 2019 pop journalist Sylvia Patterson was convinced she was about to die. Told she had a life-threatening illness, she was reminded of the words of rock 'n' roll hero Liam Gallagher. 'Why me? Why not?' But what she didn't expect was an overnight rethink of her lifetime's values, two years of gruelling treatment and the arrival of a global pandemic.As a woman in her mid-50s she learned many new things: how The Big Stuff of life changes you (and the things it doesn't), what friendship reall...

Many healthcare professionals that I've encountered refer to a patient's cancer journey; indeed I had an article published describing a patient's journey through biological therapy. This particular case history described my involvement with a medical doctor's experience of renal cell carcinoma and self-administration of immunotherapy. He was very keen to share his experience to educate and inform other health professionals and I now find myself in a similar situation.'I have 'journeyed' from nur...

From Simon & Schuster, Spinning Straw into Gold is an uplifting guide that helps women turn a devastating crisis into an opportunity for growth and victory. Well-respected psychotherapist Ronnie Kaye--who won her own battle with breast cancer--has now written a compassionate and comprehensive guide to the emotional recovery from this ravaging illness.

The threat of breast cancer concerns all women. Those who rely on media reports of various risk factors find they often contain information that is confusing, contradictory, incomplete, and not relevant to individual risk. Patricia T. Kelly, a medical geneticist who specializes in breast cancer risk assessment and counseling, has brought together materials from the fields of genetics, medicine, epidemiology, sociology, and counseling to provide a guide to breast cancer risk analysis that is acce...

Winner of the 2022 Living Now Book Award for Health/Wellness Featured In The Washington Post's "10 Books To Read In May 2021" A surprisingly open memoir co-authored by the married duo of a world class oncologist and a cancer survivor about love, pain, hope, strength and resilience while navigating the overwhelming breast cancer advocacy movement. Off Our Chests recounts the story of Liza and John’s experience with her diagnosis and treatment. Written in alternating voices, Liza details her t...

"A powerful, true story of life and death in a major metropolitan hospital...Harrowing... An important book." THE NEW YORK TIMES What is life worth? And what is a life worth living? At a time when America faces vital choices about the future of its health care, former NEW YORK TIMES correspondent Lisa Belkin takes a powerful and poignant look at the inner workings of Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas, telling the remarkable, real-life stories of the doctors, patients, families, and hospital adm...

In this issue of Surgical Clinics guest editor Dr. Melissa Kaptanian brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Management of Benign Breast Disease. Covering treatment options for every major benign breast disorder, top experts in the field provide up-to-date reviews on management of papillary lesions, lactational disorders; gynecomastia and male benign diseases; radiographic lesions of the breast; and more. Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including management of mastal...