100 Questions & Answers About Metastatic Breast Cancer - Couverture souple

Shockney, Lillie D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1284220710 ISBN 13 : 9781284220711

Editeur : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2021

Synopsis

EMPOWER YOURSELF! The American Cancer Society estimates over 275,000 new breast cancer diagnoses in American women for 2020. No one with breast cancer needs to be alone in their fight against this disease. That's where this book and the authoritative information within can help. 100 Questions & Answers About Metastatic Breast Cancer offers essential and practical guidance. This unique book provides both doctor and patient perspectives and offers answers to the most asked questions by patients and their loved ones. What is metastatic breast cancer? How will my oncologist decide how to treat my metastatic breast cancer? What is targeted therapy? Along with the answers to these and other questions, this book provides information on diagnosis, treatment, living with metastatic breast cancer, hormonal therapy, coping strategies, and more. Authored by Lillie Shockney, the foremost trusted expert on the topic, 100 Questions & Answers About Metastatic Breast Cancer is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional uncertainty of this disease. (c) 2022 200 pages

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Lillie Shockney is an oncology nurse, two time breast cancer survivor, Administrative Director of the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center, and Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine. Her nursing career has heavily focused on the care of cancer patients. She also has a background in performance improvement and quality of care measurement. Her educational background includes earning an RN diploma degree, BS in Health Care Administration and a Masters degree in Administrative Science from Johns Hopkins University. She is a published author and national speaker on breast cancer. She is the recipient of many national awards including the Impact Award from the National Consortium of the Breast Centers, the Excellence in Breast Cancer Education Award from the Oncology Nursing Society, the Internet Health Hero award from Intel, the Lane Adams Award from the American Cancer Society, and the Komen Foundation's Professor of Survivorship Award, along with many others. She is known for inspiring patients, health care professionals with her words of wisdom and wit and believes it is her mission to make the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer the least physically and emotionally traumatic she can, until there is a cure. Having experienced breast cancer personally and taken care of thousands of women with the disease, she is recognized as an expert. She also serves as the Ask an Expert on Breast Cancer for Johns Hopkins, Yahoo.com, and several other organizations.'

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1284220710
• ISBN 13: 9781284220711
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible