The Breast Cancer Book

(Paperback)

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This is the book Val Sampson needed when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. Its purpose is to offer hope and support in coping with the fear and loneliness that often accompany cancer. Debbie Fenlon was Val's breast care nurse and is now a lecturer. This guide takes a look at conventional medical treatments of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and at the part to be played by complementary medicines. It shows how to manage your life and answers questions on how to break the news to family and friends. This book aims to show that it is possible to lead a happy and fulfilling life after a diagnosis of breast cancer.

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full of practical advice and personal experience...very readable * Health and Fitness *
This is an excellent book and I would recommend it to any woman with breast cancer. -- Christine Fogg * Breast Cancer Care *

Author Bio

Val Sampson is a freelance journalist who has written for a wide range of newspapers ranging from The People to The Guardian and The Times, as well a numerous women's magazines including She, Woman, Woman's Own, Best, Woman's Weekly and You. She has had breast cancer twice in the last five years. She leads a seminar on Language and the Concept of Cancer for nurses at the Institute of Cancer Research. Debbie Fenlon was Val Sampson's breast care nurse when she was first diagnosed. She is now an oncology lecturer with the Institute of Cancer Research in association with the Royal Marsden NHS Trust. The foreword is by Ian Smith, Professor of Cancer Medicine, Medical Director, Royal Marsden Hospital and the Institute of Cancer Research.