Every young woman is inundated with messages about her breasts. Too big, too small, wrong size or wrong shape. Most frightening: they'll be the death of her. Women everywhere have heard the statistic: 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer. But most changes in the breast are not cancerous. Educator and nurse practitioner Kerry Anne McGinn helps sift through the noise with The Young Woman's Breast Health Book. McGinn provides knowledge about non-cancerous changes that every young woman should know. Her decades of professional experience and her own personal search for answers come together in this practical, approachable discussion of lumps, breast pain, self-examination, imaging techniques, and more. McGinn explains how women can become informed members of their own healthcare teams. The Young Woman's Breast Health Book distills the key knowledge that young women need: when to relax, when to worry, and what to do.
Anxiety around issues of breast health can be almost as devastating as a diagnosis. In this new edition of a standard handbook, author Kerry Anne McGinn mitigates fear with fact by providing current information on changes in the breast, including data on recent discoveries of the genes BRCA 1 and BRCA 2, which may be early predictors of cancer.
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.
This invaluable reference discusses every aspect of an ostomy—a surgical procedure that creates an alternative opening in the body for waste discharge from the kidney, colon, intestines, or bladder—from the first shock of diagnosis through surgery and rehabilitation. The coauthor's moving and motivational story of her colostomy experience is blended with information on the latest surgical techniques and equipment, providing prospective ostomy patients with both the medical and emotional know-how to confidently approach the surgery. This revised edition also contains up-to-date material on virtual colonoscopies and travel regulations related to ostomy pouches, as well as essential facts on how to safely handle sex, pregnancy, and sports after an ostomy.
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.
Anxiety around issues of breast health can be almost as devastating as a diagnosis. In this new edition of a standard handbook, author Kerry Anne McGinn mitigates fear with fact by providing current information on changes in the breast, including data on recent discoveries of the genes BRCA 1 and BRCA 2, which may be early predictors of cancer.
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