Surviving Breast Cancer & Radiation Ebook

Surviving Breast Cancer & Radiation

HAVE YOU JUST LEARNED THAT YOU HAVE BREAST CANCER? ARE YOU SCARED? DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT?

Dear Friend,

I know what it feels like to get the diagnosis. Frightened. A little queasy in the stomach, perhaps.

You are going to get plenty of information, believe me. You will meet with many medical providers and they will all give you lots of information. And there are hundreds of sites with information on breast cancer.

You will probably receive a folder from your surgeon or oncologist with dozens of brochures in it. You'll probably get another one from your radiologist with dozens more. Frankly, it is all overwhelming, when sometimes all you really want to know is, what is going to happen to me?

Wouldn't you like a first hand, blow by blow account of what really happens once you have been diagnosed with breast cancer? The things the doctors can't tell you because they haven't been through it themselves.

All of your medical providers are probably very skilled and knowledgeable in all of the technical aspects of breast cancer.

But do they know what it feels like to lie on that table waiting for the biopsy to be performed?

Do they know how your skin is going to feel after 5, 10 or 15 or 33 sessions of radiation? They can't tell you what it feels like because they have not been through it. Wouldn't it be great to get a definitive, clear, simple explanation of what you will go through in the days after you find out you have breast cancer?

If you could follow a "day in the life of" a breast cancer patient, from the biopsy (what really happens) to the pathology, lumpectomy, to the to the recovery, wouldn't it make you better prepared to face this curse?

Wouldn't you like a book that could give you all that information about what to expect and be that extra partner you may need right now?

Knowing what to expect makes any major event easier to handle.

Surprises are nice, but only if it is a dozen roses or birthday party.

If my body is going to be changed or even mutilated, I want to have an idea about what to expect!

And you can! Take a trip with me through the days, weeks and months following a breast cancer diagnosis and learn how each process feels and what each next step will be through the eyes of someone who has been there.

This book is designed to let you experience which tests to expect, how to interpret the "doctorese" you may encounter and always, how to move onto the next step in your life.

Learn about handling the drama of cancer ahead of time, so your emotions and psyche will be spared. Your doctor cannot do this. He can only give you statistics and reports. Wouldn't you almost feel you had an extra partner in your battle against breast cancer?

I can take you through every step of what will be happening to you during the beginning stages of your cancer treatment.

This is why I have written this book: so women facing a diagnosis of breast cancer will have some understanding of all of the processes they will be going through and what one woman experienced, each step of the way.

With this easy to read book, full of pathos and humor, you will understand how your path will unfold and what each next step in your treatment will be.

As much as the doctors know, they cannot give the patient a first hand account of what it feels like to experience living with a diagnosis of cancer and what is going to happen to them along the way.

Predicting, rather than anticipating what you have to go through will make the entire process easier to adapt to and accept.

FACT: The chance of a women having breast cancer sometime in her life is one in eight.

FACT: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women.

Don't you want to be ready if you are one of those diagnosed?

This book is the result of a carefully documented journey through the world of breast cancer diagnosis and treatments. I read just about every cancer site, researched hundreds of studies in order to learn what the norms were in breast cancer treatment.

• I did all the research so you don't have to. There are thousands of research results on breast cancer reported. You don't have to take the time to read them all, because I have.
• Read the results, not the infinite (and I do mean infinite) details of the most important studies on breast cancer. Thank goodness, the entire world is focused not only on finding a cure, but also on finding the best ways to prevent breast cancer, and prevent the recurrence of breast cancer. There are thousands of reports to read, and trust me, reading all the full reports is exhausting. I know, I "did it".
• This guide will explain what you will have to go through and what you can expect from your surgeon, your radiologist, your oncologist and all of the other professionals you will encounter your way to cancer health.
• See what happens, day-to-day, and understand how you need to work with your medical professionals to get the most from your cancer treatment.

You will read the EXACT process an ordinary woman goes through, from her own personal experience.

Every woman has a fear of breast cancer. You can lessen that fear by understanding, in advance, what you will experience in terms of learning about your diagnosis, deciding on treatments, what the operation and radiation feel like and what effect they have on you, both physically and psychologically.By reading this , you will understand:

• What the Stage of Your Breast Cancer Means• What the Difference Between Invasive and In Situ Cancer is.

What Questions You Should ask your Doctor in order to Better Understand Your Particular Diagnosis.

When I was diagnosed with cancer, the first things I thought about were:

"What Should I Expect? How Am I Going to Feel? What Changes am I Going to Experience?"

This comprehensive book lets you know what to expect, how you are going to feel and what changes you will probably experience. How? By describing EXACTLY what a cancer patient went through on her road to recovery.

The whole journey is described from the discovery of the lump to the six month checkup after the last radiation treatment. In clear, everyday terms, tinged with humor and true life experiences.

The heart of this book is a guide to what the average women will go through when she has to have a lumpectomy, radiation, and hormone treatment for breast cancer.

The soul of this book is what you will feel like as you go through these stages, how to deal family and friends, and, most importantly, how to deal with it yourself.

The chapters of this eBook are a discovery journey that takes you from Day One, when you suspect that you have breast cancer, all the way through to living a life that will help to keep you Cancer Free in the future.

In addition, you will learn how to develop an easy exercise program that will help you fight cancer.

You will learn which foods to cut out and which foods to include on your road to cancer recovery.

You will follow a Daily Action Guide that will help you to concentrate on a Cancer Free Life.

What you will learn in "Surviving Breast Cancer & Radiation (Looking Good and Feeling Great While You Do)" :

• Chapter One: Breast Cancer-What Should I Expect?
• Chapter Two: Your Initial Emotions
• Chapter Three: Get Ready
• Chapter Four: The Big O
• Chapter Five: Taking Care of Yourself After Surgery
• Chapter Six: Fun with Radiation
• Chapter Seven: Your Breast After Radiation
• Chapter Eight: Looks Aren't Everything, But...
• Chapter Nine : Your Level of Activity
• Chapter Ten: Your Lifestyle
• Chapter Eleven: Daily Action Guide for a Cancer Free Lifestyle
• Chapter Twelve: Support
• Chapter Thirteen: Life Goes On Surviving Breast Cancer and Radiation (Looking Good and Feeling Great While You Do) Plus Two Important Supplements:
  

Appendix One: "What to Ask Your Doctor" is a comprehensive list of the important questions to ask so that you can understand and manage your care and treatment best.

Appendix Two: "Cancer Healthy Menu Guide" will give you dozens of recipes and menus, using lots of healthy fruits and vegetables, full of vitamins and minerals, based on all of the best and most recent research to help you stay healthy once your operation and treatments are over. Here is an easy and delicious example of the kind of recipes you will find:

• Ratatouille
• Ingredients:1 zucchini
• 1 peeled eggplant peeled
• 1 yellow squash
• 1 red or yellow bell pepper
• 2 fresh tomatoes
• 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
• Sea salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons dried or ¼ cup fresh basil
• ¼ cup mozzarella cheese
• Directions1. Cut all vegetables into bite size pieces.
• 2. Add olive oil to a skillet, then add the vegetables.
• 3. Add salt and basil
• 4. Stir and cook till nearly tender
• 5. Add tomatoes and cook all to desired tenderness.
• 6. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the top and let it melt.

Serve over brown or wild rice.

Yummy, healthy and easy! Just what you want from a cancer healthy recipe!

After a few weeks of using the healthy exercise and eating guidelines you will find in this book, you will feel like the strong Cancer Warrior you will become!

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