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| View Larger Image | A Woman's Decision: Breast Care, Treatment & Reconstruction (Quality Medical Home Health Library) | Paperbackby Karen Berger (Author), John Bostwick III M.D. (Author)
| List Price: | $21.95 | |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | St. Martin's Griffin | | Edition: | 3rdrd Edition | | Page Count: | 592 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 15, 1998 | | Sales Rank: | 626,670th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
A Woman's Decision is an extraordinarily sensitive and authoritative book that will help women assess their options, familiarize themselves with the techniques used in treating breast cancer, and prepare themselves for what to expect medically and emotionally from reconstructive surgery. It combines complete and fully updated medical information with a detailed look at the emotional issues a woman must face when confronting breast cancer. Especially reassuring are the interviews conducted with women and their loved onces, discussion feelings and reactions at every starge, including the decision to seek reconstructive surgery.In easy-to-understand language, this new edition features the newest therapies available for breast cancer treatment including:Genetic and hormonal therapyEdoscopic (minimally invasive) surgeryImage-guided biopsy and sentinel node biopsyLumpectomy versus masectomySkin-sparing masectomy and immediate reconstructionPartial reconstruction after lumpectomy |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 6 reviews)
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Must Read Book for Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer by Gerlinde (Daphne, AL)  4 Stars
January 11, 2007
The diagnosis of Brest Cancer usually comes unexpected and is emotionally overwhelming. Decisions that will have a lifelong impact often need to be made within a short period of time. The authors explain in detail all the different screening options, the various treatment options at all stages of the desease, and, most important, surgical reconstructive procedures performed either in conjuntion with a mastectomy/lumptectomy or at a later time. Diagrams, drawings, and "before and after" pictures help to visualize the results of reconstructive surgery.
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A Woman's Decision by C. M. Wilson (Roxbury, NY)  2 Stars
September 11, 2005
I did not particularly care for this book - too broad and not easy to read - too general.
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Like talking to 17 Friends Who've Been There by Toni Scully (Lakeport, CA USA)  5 Stars
October 08, 2002
I had a bilateral mastectomy with tram flap reconstruction in May 2002. The decisions I had to make were agonizing. This book was the best I found on the subject, and I read and re-read the case histories that were closest to my own situation. The information proved to be accurate and gave me a realistic expectation of the process and the results. I recommend this book to anyone undergoing breast surgery, with or without reconstruction, as it covers a wide array of decisions that other women have made.
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A Woman's Decision by J. West (sierras, CA) 5 Stars
March 03, 2000
My plastic surgeon gave me this book to read. It was the best book on breast cancer I've found, and I've built up quite a library lately. It aided me in my treatment decision as well as my reconstruction choice. It also explained my pathology report better than any of my doctors. A great book for any breast cancer patient or her family.
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One of a Kind by Kathleen McDonnell (Monroe Township, New Jersey) 5 Stars
November 26, 1999
There are many, many books out there dealing with breast cancer and treatment but this was the only one I could find that really helps a woman decide what course to take if she thinks she wants to have reconstructive surgery. I found it so helpful I recommended it to my doctor.Making a decision to have reconstructive surgery is hard enough, but then you have to decide what type you would like to have, what your choices are depending on your type of cancer and treatment, and, when to have the surgery.Especially helpful are the black and white photos of the results of each type of operation as well as touching and honest real life descriptions of experiences by women who have had these types of surgeries.Having actually gone through a mastectomy with simultaneous "tram flap" reconstuction, I can attest to the accuracy of both the medical information and the emotional descriptions contained in the book.
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