The 10 Best Questions for Surviving Breast Cancer: The Script You Need to Take Control of Your Health

by Bonner, Dede; Weiss, Marisa C.

• ISBN13: 9781416560845
• ISBN10: 141656084X
• Copyright: 2008-09-30
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Summary

A good mind knows the right answers...but a great mind knows the right questions. And never are the Best Questions more important than after a diagnosis of breast cancer.Drawing on cutting-edge research and original interviews -- including with former surgeon general C. Everett Koop, bestselling author Dr. Susan Love, well-known breast cancer survivors like Betty Rollin, and experts at the top cancer-care centers in the world --The 10 Best Questions for Surviving Breast Canceris a guide you'll take with you into your doctor's office and keep close to you through every step of your treatment and recovery. In addition to the medical questions, you'll also learn what you need to ask your friends, colleagues, and loved ones so that the rest of your life doesn't take a backseat to your diagnosis:"How many days I can afford to be out?"(p. 211)"What questions are my children likely to ask?"(p. 261)"When will I be comfortable being intimate again with my partner?"(p. 234) With a wealth of resources and up-to-the-minute information,The 10 Best Questions for Surviving Breast Cancershows you how to move past a scary diagnosis and use the power of questions to become your own best advocate for your emotional, mental, physical, and financial health.