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Title: The Breast Cancer Survival Manual: A Step-By-Step Guide for the Woman With Newly Diagnosed Cancer by John Link ISBN: 0-8050-6400-1 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.92 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Convinced me to get a second opinion
Comment: I aggree with most of the other reviews: you or your partner must read this book when breast cancer is diagnosed. It gives your clear information about you chances and options. For me, it convinced me to make a girl friend ask for a second opinion, which led to another treatment with better chances. And it gives a lot of information about the drug Tamoxifen, which is used quit offen in treating breast cancer.
Rating: 5
Summary: For women with newly-diagnosed breast cancer
Comment: Dr. Link has written exactly what his title promises: a manual that will educate women on how to survive a diagnosis of breast cancer. He teaches us how to pick a team of specialists, how to make adjuvant therapy choices, management of side effects, diet. etc. Dr. Link is a practicing internist and oncologist, founder of the Breast Center in Long Beach, California, and also director of the Pacific Coast Breast Center in Torrance, California.
The author treats women with breast cancer, rather than having survived the disease himself, so the 'Survival Manual' is a less personalized account than, say, "The Breast Cancer Companion" by Kathy Latour. It is written with one degree of separation, and teaches rather than consoles.
For example, he writes, "I think it is helpful to understand the mechanism of hair loss with these drugs so you realize its true temporary quality," rather than, "When our hair starts to fall out, it is yet another violation of our bodies and one that most women felt was much more visible and hard to conceal than the loss of a breast." (quoted from "The Breast Cancer Companion" by Kathy Latour.)
Dr. Link's writing style is very much exemplified by his introductory quotation: "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood---Marie Curie."
This is a very direct, honest book that can help women with newly-diagnosed breast cancer, "understand their situation and develop a plan to optimize a cure." It contains questions at the end of each chapter (called 'checkpoints') that women should ask themselves during each stage of diagnosis and treatment, e.g. "Who is in charge of my surveillance after the end of treatment?" at the end of the chapter entitled, "Fear of Recurrence."
There is a good list of further breast cancer resources at book's end, including an Internet site with Dr. Link's continuing updates to this manual (breastlinkcare).
Rating: 4
Summary: A very good manual - most useful for the details
Comment: This small book packs a lot of punch. No other books go into as much detail on how chemotherapy medicines work, or why medicines are combined the way they are. This book is meant to empower women through the tough decisions, and throughout the entire treatment cycle. Not much time is wasted on outdated statistics or information, and the book recognizes the limits of printed paper and recommends worthwhile websites.
The chapters on side effects, menopause, and nutrition are especially cogent. Highly recommended.
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Title: Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book by Susan M. Love, Karen Lindsey, Marcia Williams, Susan M., Md. Love ISBN: 0738202355 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: 20 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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Title: Just Get Me Through This: The Practical Guide to Breast Cancer by Deborah A. Cohen, Robert M., MD Geldfand, Robert M. Gelfand ISBN: 0758202911 Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Take Charge of Your Breast Cancer: A Guide to Getting the Best Possible Treatment by John S. Link ISBN: 0805070567 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: 02 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Living Beyond Breast Cancer : A Survivor's Guide for When Treatment Ends and the Rest of Your Life Begins by Marisa Weiss, Ellen Weiss ISBN: 0812930665 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 14 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Uplift : Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors by Barbara Delinsky ISBN: 0743431375 Publisher: Washington Square Press Pub. Date: 21 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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