The Answers You're Looking For...The Information You Need
Facing mastectomy with or without reconstruction can be frightening and confusing. Suddenly, you're forced to learn complex medical terms, weigh life-changing options, and make critical decisions, all while managing work, family, and daily life.
For nearly 25 years, The Complete Guide to Breast Reconstruction (formerly The Breast Reconstruction Guidebook) has been a trusted, essential resource for people navigating this journey. This fully updated edition offers clear, unbiased information when you most need it. Inside, you'll find objective answers to your most pressing questions—and other questions you may not have thought to ask yet.
This book will help you discover every choice available and know what to expect from each one, empowering you to handle the difficult decisions you'll face along the way. You'll be better prepared to take an active role in the shared decision-making process with your surgeon and healthcare team, regardless of how you decide to proceed.
"...the definitive resource for straight talk about restorative breast surgery..."
—Frank J. DellaCroce, MD, Center for Restorative Breast Surgery
"For more than twenty years, FORCE has recommended this essential resource to anyone who is considering a mastectomy to prevent or treat breast cancer. This updated version is the single most important resource available."
—Sue Friedman, Founder, Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered
"An excellent update of an already phenomenal book."
—Minas Chrysopoulo, MD, PRMA Plastic Surgery
"A bible for all patients facing mastectomy and breast reconstruction." —Nursing Times
Learning that you or your loved ones may be at increased risk of developing cancer because of a genetic mutation raises plenty of issues: Is cancer inevitable? How can you reduce your high risk? Should you have preventive treatments or surgery?
Living with Hereditary Cancer is the definitive resource for previvors, survivors, genetic counselors, physicians, and advocates. Written by three passionate patient advocates, this book compiles over two decades of trusted information provided by Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE), the voice of the hereditary cancer community.
"...an ambitious project written by leaders in the field...I'm impressed at the range of topics covered with great detail and nuance." —Julie S. Mak, MS, MSc, Cancer Genetics and Prevention Program, UCSF
Written by three trusted experts—an oncologist, a breast surgeon, and two-time breast cancer survivor and author Kathy Steligo—this multidisciplinary book walks you through everything you need to know about breast cancer to make the best decisions about diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care.
Using plain language to explain every facet of the disease, the authors combine professional experience with the latest scientific knowledge to deliver a crash course on breast cancer. Whether you're reading for yourself or a loved one, this guide will help you demystify diagnosis and take control of your care, while communicating effectively with your cancer team.
"A must read for patients and their loved ones."
—Vered Stearns, MD, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins
"An essential resource."
—Matthew J. Lascalzo, Executive Director, Department of Supportive Care Medicine, City of Hope Cancer Center
The Breast Cancer Book
