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9780814707357

After the Cure

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  • ISBN13:

    9780814707357

  • ISBN10:

    0814707351

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-08-30
  • Publisher: New York Univ Pr

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Summary

Chemo Brain. Fatigue. Chronic pain. Insomnia. Depression. These are just a few of the ongoing, debilitating symptoms that plague some breast-cancer survivors long after their treatments have officially ended. While there are hundreds of books about breast cancer, ranging from practical medical advice to inspirational stories of survivors, what has been missing until now is testimony from the thousands of women who continue to struggle with persistent health problems.After the Cureis a compelling read filled with fascinating portraits of more than seventy women who are living with the aftermath of breast cancer. Emily K. Abel is one of these women. She and her colleague, Saskia K. Subramanian, whose mother died of cancer, interviewed more than seventy breast cancer survivors who have suffered from post-treatment symptoms. Having heard repeatedly that "the problems are all in your head", many don't know where to turn for help. The doctors who now refuse to validate their symptoms are often the very ones they depended on to provide life-saving treatments. Sometimes family members who provided essential support through months of chemotherapy and radiation don't believe them. Their work lives, already disrupted by both cancer and its treatment, are further undermined by the lingering symptoms. And every symptom serves as a constant reminder of the trauma of diagnosis, the ordeal of treatment, and the spectre of recurrence. Most narratives about surviving breast cancer end with the conclusion of chemotherapy and radiation, painting stereotypical portraits of triumphantly healthy survivors, women who not only survive but emerge better and stronger than before. Here, at last, survivors step out of the shadows and speak compellingly about their "real" stories, giving voice to the complicated, often painful realities of life after the cure.

Author Biography

Emily K. Abel is Professor of Health Services and Women's Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. A breast cancer survivor, she is the author of many books, including Hearts of Wisdom: American Women Caring for Kin, 1850-1940. Saskia K. Subramanian is Assistant Research Sociologist at the UCLA Center for Culture and Health, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Studies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Forewordp. ix
Introductionp. 1
"Standing on New Ground"p. 19
"We Saved your Life. Now Leave Us the Hell Alone"p. 39
Remedying, Managing, and Making dop. 65
"Like Talking to a Wall"p. 81
Narrowed Livesp. 97
"Turning a Bad Experience into Something Good"p. 119
Conclusionp. 139
Epiloguep. 143
Appendixp. 149
Notesp. 153
Indexp. 169
About the Authorsp. 183
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