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Ordinary Miracles: Learning from Breast Cancer Survivors(The Praeger Series on Contemporary Health and Living)

Ordinary Miracles: Learning from Breast Cancer Survivors(The Praeger Series on Contemporary Health and Living)


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Table of Contents:
Series Foreword by Julie Silver Acknowledgments Introduction: Why and How We Wrote This Book 1. Case Study—Pamela Brady: "A Bump in the Road of Life" 2. Detection: "It Was a Nice Spring Day …" 3. Diagnosis: "This Can't Be Happening to Me" 4. Case Study—Sally Sawyer: "A Life Beyond Cancer" 5. Surgery: "This Wasn't Bad" 6. Chemotherapy: "Fear Is Diminished When You're Aware" 7. Radiation: "Your Personal Battery Runs Way Low" 8. Support Systems: "An Extremely Emotional Time for My Family and Friends" 9. The Spiritual Connection: "Make Me Feel Like a Whole Person" 10. Case Study—Wendy Goldberg: "I Am Here" 11. Afterward: "An Abundance of Resilience" 12. Case Study—Linda D'Antonio: "A Thief in the Night" 13. Advice: "Trust in the Lord. See Your Doctor" 14. Case Study—Arlene Kalley: "Hope—Again" 15. Case Study—William C. Rands, III: "You Had a Mastectomy?" Epilogue: What I Learned from My Patients Index

About the Author :
S. David Nathanson, M.D., is a Breast Surgical Oncologist and current Director of Breast Care Services in the Department of Surgery at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan. He is the author of some 200 journal articles and book chapters.

Review :
According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will have invasive breast cancer, but many will live at least 20 years after their diagnoses. Surgical breast oncologist Nathanson here celebrates that survival rate with 71 stories of breast cancer patients who beat the disease. These narratives describe the shock of diagnosis and the physical toll of treatment as well as the support of family and friends and spirituality. Some are written as the breast cancer cycle-detection, diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation-with the patients' words interwoven with Nathanson's empathetic commentary. Six chapters are case studies of six different patients, including one man. Readers will also find coverage of the negative aspects of breast cancer, e.g., difficult interactions with healthcare professionals and the struggle to maintain one's everyday life while undergoing treatment. Encouraging readers not to see breast cancer as a death sentence, this book will comfort those diagnosed with breast cancer and their families and friends. Recommended for consumer health and public libraries. Nathanson uses the narratives of male and female breast cancer survivors to help practitioners understand the qualitative end of their patients' experiences. He steps through the various phases we now associate with the cycle of care for breast cancer, including detection, diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and, hopefully, the long road ahead after treatment. He also uses a number of case studies in which survivors recount their physical experiences and the means by which they gathered courage, strength, and a sense of self-healing, whether found in crisis and maintenance spirituality, the support of family and friends, or in alternate means such as positive self-feedback. The narratives are overwhelmingly in support of trust in the medical system, and the patients are keenly aware they will be survivors for the rest of their lives. As I began this read I immediately knew this book would show the courage and fortitude of numerous women and men who looked death in the face, in the form of breast cancer, and won the battle….Doctor Nathanson, a surgeon who treats these women medically, saw the potential to help others as he often saw the miraculous happen as many of his patients rose up and triumphed over this enemy. Their stories, told in their words, reveal their fears, victories, defeats and hopes for the future. To me, it was an emotional read, one that caused me to stop and the be thankful I am not fighting this battle and one that will certainly strengthen those who are and give them the courage to press on. Very well written, thought provoking and tender read from the hearts of those in the know.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781567207293
  • Publisher: Praeger
  • Publisher Imprint: Praeger
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: The Praeger Series on Contemporary Health and Living
  • ISBN-10: 1567207294
  • Publisher Date: 30 Apr 2007
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Sub Title: Learning from Breast Cancer Survivors


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