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Talking to my tatas : all you need to know from a breast cancer researcher and survivor / Dana Brantley-Sieders.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brantley-Sieders, Dana, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brantley-Sieders, Dana--Health.
- Brantley-Sieders, Dana.
- Breast--Cancer--Patients--Treatment.
- Breast.
- Breast--Cancer--Patients--United States--Biography.
- Breast--Cancer--Patients.
- Health.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 279 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2022.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]
- Summary:
- Talking To My Tatas gives breast cancer patients and survivors easy access to the latest science from breast cancer researcher and survivor Dana Brantley-Sieders. From surgery, tumor genomic testing, and cutting-edge therapies to mental health, sexual health, and avoiding pseudoscience scams, she delivers the goods with a side of humor and hope.
- Contents:
- P art I. Breast biology, breast cancer, and what to expect with a breast cancer diagnosis
- Can I Talk to You about My Personal Relationship with My Breasts?
- Cancer 101
- Diagnostics
- Tumor Gene-Expression Profiling and Surgical Options
- Radiation, Chemotherapy, and Molecularly Targeted Therapies
- Cancer Doesn't Discriminate, But We Do
- Part I I. My breast cancer story
- Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition, Or A Cancer Diagnosis
- New Boobs, New You?The Toll Breast Cancer Takes on Your Mental Health and How to Deal with It
- I Laugh in the Face of Cancer
- Part I I I. Science savvy
- Avoid the Woo! How to Spot Scams and Distinguish Pseudoscience from What's Legit When It Comes to Breast Cancer
- How to Look Past the Sensational Headlines and Get the Real Scoop from Science Reporting
- The Postcancer Feminist Manifesto
- "Boring Science" and Why Chasing New and Shiny Isn't Always the Best Goal
- Part I V. Survivorship and finding a new normal
- My Condition Is Chronic, but My Tits Are Iconic
- The Top Ten Things You Can Say or Do When a Friend or Loved One Is Going Through Cancer, and What You Should Never Say or Do
- Life Goes On.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-42923-4
- 1-5381-5511-7
- OCLC:
- 1291318601
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