The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer

FULLY UPDATED NEW EDITION The book you can trust to support you at every stage of your treatment - and beyond Dr Liz O''Riordan, a Consultant Breast Cancer Surgeon and Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, an academic and GP are not only outstanding doctors, but they have also experienced breast cancer first-hand. The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer brings together all the knowledge they have gathered as patients and as doctors to give you and your family a trusted, thorough and up-to-date source of information. Designed to empower you during your breast cancer treatment, it covers: -Simple explanations of every breast cancer treatment -Coping with the emotional burden of breast cancer -Frank advice about sex and relationships -Staying healthy during and after treatment -Dealing with the fear of recurrence -Living with secondary breast cancer Packed full of all the things the authors wished they''d known when they were diagnosed, and tips on how to cope with surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and beyond, this is the only audiobook you need to guide you through your breast cancer diagnosis. ''A much needed guide which is both humane and based on robust evidence.'' - Macmillan Cancer Support

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Professor Trisha Greenhalgh is a retired GP and an internationally recognised academic who works as a professor at the University of Oxford. She has appeared on Woman's Hour and The Today Programme and is the author of over 400 academic papers and 15 textbooks, including the bestselling book How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine.

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NEW UPDATED EDITIONThe book you can trust to support you at every stage of your treatment - and beyondThe Complete Guide to Breast Cancer combines the authors' experiences as patients and as doctors to provide a trusted and thorough source of information for you and your family. Designed to empower you during your breast cancer treatment, it covers:-Simple explanations of breast cancer treatments-Staying healthy during and after treatment-Coping with the emotional burden-Advice about sex and relationships-Dealing with the fear of recurrence-Living with secondary breast cancer-A new chapter on disability and breast cancerFilled with all the things the authors wished they'd known when they were diagnosed, and tips on how to cope with surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and beyond, this is the essential book to guide you through your breast cancer diagnosis. 'A much needed guide which is both humane and based on robust evidence.' - Macmillan Cancer Support