Breast Cancer? Let Me Check My Schedule! - 9780367010591

Taylor & Francis

This book describes ten women\u2019s experiences, exploring their initial fear, rage, and uncertainty, and reveals how each eventually coped, in her own way, with her diagnosis of having breast cancer.  > They come from different backgrounds and from professions as varied as medicine, education, and entertainment, but these ten women share one thing in common: They all have breast cancer. This book describes their experiences, exploring their initial fear, rage, and uncertainty, and reveals how each eventually coped, in her own way, with her diagnos > Foreword -- Preface -- About the Contributors -- Facts About Breast Cancer -- The Shock of Diagnosis -- Taking an Active Role -- Deciding About Treatment -- Experiencing Treatment -- Fallout at Work -- Sex and Intimacy -- The Genetic Strand\u2014The Tie That Binds -- Dealing with Emotions -- Cancer as a Wake-Up Call -- It Is as It Is\u2014Yet More -- Till We Meet Again -- Afterword > Peggy McCarthy is the founder and execu.