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Not My Mother's Journey
February 8, 2012 by Heather St. Aubin-Stout
Not My Mother's Journey was written to share the story of a daughter losing her mom to breast cancer, only to receive a diagnosis of the same disease almost twenty years later, at almost the same age. The experience was different from what she thought it would be.
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Anti Cancer: A New Way of Life
March 11, 2010 by Vicki Tashman, founder
In "Anti-Cancer: A New Way of Life," French-born psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. David Servan-Schreiber discusses his fifteen-year battle with brain cancer. Although conventional treatments worked initially, the cancer recurred. Fortunately, he has been cancer-free for the past seven years, and he attributes his success to an anti-cancer regimen that, he asserts, boosts the body's natural defenses. Dr. Servan-Schreiber does NOT encourage cancer patients to reject their doctors' advice concerning surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatments. However, he does believe that there is nothing to lose and everything to gain by making changes in one's diet, level of physical activity, psychological attitude, and environment.
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Be a Survivor, Your Guide to Breast Cancer Treatment
September 10, 2009 by Vladimir Lange, M.D.
Reflecting the combined wisdom of more than twenty leading medical experts, this book includes clear explanations, color graphics, lists of questions to ask your healthcare professionals, and candid testimonials by patients who have "been there before."
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Your Brain After Chemo
September 10, 2009 by Dan Silverman, MD, Phd and Idelle Davidson
Chemotherapy saves lives, but new studies—including research led by coauthor Dr. Dan Silverman—reveal that the agents used to kill cancer cells may also impair normal brain function. Even years after treatment, patients report problems with memory, concentrating, multitasking,
and word retrieval. As one person put it, “I’ve lost my edge.”
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The Pink T's
August 5, 2007 by Vicki Tashman
Experts now recognize that the health benefits of exercise go far beyond breast cancer recovery. Sami Papacek-Reis recently self-published the Pink T's Exercise
Handbook, a collection of 90 exercises to help breast cancer survivors
create a home fitness recovery program.
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Butterfly Kisses Book
March 28, 2007 by Ellen McVicker
In 2002, Ellen McVicker, Aurora, Colorado resident
and teacher for over 20 years, wrote a story for her cousin, Nanci Hersh, a New
Jersey resident who was just diagnosed with breast cancer. The story was a gift from Ellen to help Nanci
explain her recently diagnosed cancer to her two young sons. Two years later, Nanci, an award-winning
artist, agreed to illustrate Ellen's words. On
October 1st, 2006, Butterfly Kisses and Wishes on Wings – When someone you love has
cancer … a hopeful, helpful book for kids was released.