Experienced oncology nurses address all the issues surrounding women’s cancers. This edition offers new data on the long-term effects of cancer and its treatment, as well as updates on genetic influences, environmental factors, and analysis of complementary and alternative therapies. 70 black-and-white illustrations are included.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
You Have Cancer ...	p. 1
Cancer Basics	p. 4
The Wrong Kind of Cells
Too Many Cells
How Cancer Cells Behave
How Cancer Comes About
Searching for Cancer Causes
How Cancer Grows
Cancer Metastasis
Causes and Prevention	p. 15
Physical Activity
Chemoprevention
Tobacco
Diet
Environment
Infections
Immune System
Medications
Age
Race and Ethnicity
The Cancer Personality
Hereditary Factors
Cancer Risk Analysis
Detecting a Change	p. 37
Early Detection
Laboratory Tests
Imaging Techniques
Diagnosis and Beyond	p. 51
Informed Consent
Fine Needle Aspirations, Core Biopsies, and Guided Needle Biopsies
Biopsies with a Scope
Dilatation and Curettage (D&C)
Conization (Cone Biopsy)
Open Biopsy
Needle Localization Biopsy
Feelings about a Biopsy
Timely Diagnosis
Staging a Cancer
Grading a Cancer
Prognosis
A Woman and Her Doctors	p. 66
Joining the Treatment Team
Cancer Doctors
The Patient-Doctor Relationship
Second Opinions
The Rest of the Team	p. 77
Family and Friends
Mentors and Support Groups
Information Sources
The Hospital Experience
Local Treatments for Cancer	p. 86
What Local Therapies Do
Surgery
Radiation
Systemic Treatments for Cancer	p. 99
Chemotherapy
Hormonal Therapy
Biological Therapy
Clinical Trials
Paying for Cancer Treatment
Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Cancer	p. 120
Who Uses These Forms of Treatment?
What Is Unconventional Cancer Therapy?
Traditional Eastern Healing
Metabolic and Dietary Therapy
Herbal Therapy
Psychological Approaches
Physical Approaches
Spiritual Approaches
Pharmacologic Agents: Drugs and Special Preparations
Programs Using Complementary Therapies
Separating Hope from Hype
Feelings	p. 171
Numbness and Denial
Regaining Control
Experiencing Feelings
How We See Ourselves
Breast Cancer	p. 185
Questions about Breasts	p. 188
Who Gets Breast Cancer?
Preventing Breast Cancer
Making Sense of Risk Statistics
Breast Changes that Are Not Cancer
Breast Pain
Detecting and Diagnosing Breast Changes	p. 209
Detecting Breast Changes
Performing BSE
Professional Breast Examination
Diagnosing Breast Changes
If Breast Cancer Is Diagnosed
Carcinoma in Situ: The In-Between Diagnosis
Treating Invasive Breast Cancer	p. 228
Local Treatments: Mastectomy or Lumpectomy/Radiation
Questions to Ask Your Physician
Surgery
Radiation Therapy
Systemic Treatment
Special Situations
Beyond Basic Treatment for Breast Cancer	p. 251
Regaining Arm Mobility after Breast Surgery
Body Image after Mastectomy
The Breast Prosthesis
Breast Reconstruction
Follow-Up after Breast Cancer
Local Recurrence and Metastasis
Stem-Cell Transplants
The Gynecologic Cancers	p. 267
Self-Advocacy in Women's Health Care
The Normal Female Reproductive System
Cancers of the Female Reproductive System
Cancer of the Ovary	p. 272
What Is Cancer of the Ovary?
The Natural History of Ovarian Cancer
Who Gets Cancer of the Ovary?
Preventive Measures
Early Detection
Diagnosis
Staging
Treatment
When Ovarian Cancer Recurs
The Future
Cancer of the Uterus (Endometrial Cancer)	p. 299
Fibroid Tumors
Endometrial Hyperplasia
Risk Factors for Uterine Cancer
Prevention
Early Detection
Diagnosis
Types of Uterine Cancer
Treatment
Questions to Ask Your Physician
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Cancer of the Cervix and Cervical Dysplasia (CIN)	p. 316
Normal Structure of the Cervix
Dysplasia or Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN)
Prevention
Diagnosis
Treatment for CIN
Carcinoma in Situ
Cancer of the Cervix
Treatments for Cervical Cancer
Advanced and Recurrent Cervical Cancer
Questions to Ask Your Physician
Cancer of the Vagina	p. 341
Risk Factors
Prevention
Benign Vaginal Disease
Vaginal Cancer
Questions to Ask Your Physician
DES (Diethylstilbestrol)
Cancer of the Vulva	p. 354
Risk Factors
Prevention
Benign Vulvar Disease
Vulvar Cancer
Questions to Ask Your Physician
Rare Gynecologic Cancers	p. 365
Cancer of the Fallopian Tube
Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia
Lung Cancer and Colorectal Cancer	p. 371
Lung Cancer	p. 373
Who Gets Lung Cancer?
Prevention
Normal Lung Anatomy and Function
Cancerous Changes in the Lung
Types of Lung Cancer
Early Detection
Diagnosis
Treatment
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Follow-up and Recurrence
Quality of Life, Lung Cancer, and Women
The Future
Cancer of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus	p. 400
Precancer Conditions
Prevention
Screening
Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis and Workup
Treatment
When Colorectal Cancer Recurs
The Future
Life After Cancer	p. 421
Long-Term and Late Effects of Cancer and Cancer Treatment	p. 422
The Nature of the Problem
Survivorship
Interventions: Long-Term Wellness Planning for Survivors
Feelings after Treatment Ends	p. 432
General Strategies
After-Treatment Fears
Other Predictable Difficult Times
Anger and Sadness
How We Feel about Ourselves
Relationships
Setting Goals
After Treatment Ends: The Other Issues	p. 447
Sexuality
Pregnancy
Lymphedema
Menopause-Without Hormone Therapy
Employment and Insurance
Cancer Is Still a Political Issue	p. 466
Who Pays? Who Profits?
Technology and Policy
Tobacco
Cancer Research
Cancer Policy
Managed Care
No Money? No Mission!
What You Can Do
Afterword	p. 484
Glossary	p. 485
Bibliography	p. 496
Resources	p. 508
Index	p. 516
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