The memoir of Dr Jodie Fleming, a Clinical and Health Psychologist from Victoria’s Western District. Jodie describes her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer twice in her 30s – one being hormone receptor positive and the other, triple negative. She was also found to have a BRCA1 gene mutation. Includes a foreword by her
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British journalist Sian Williams shares her cancer experience through her own journal entries. She discusses resilience, growth after trauma and offers advice on sleep, nutrition and exercise.
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Her mother died at the age of 56 after refusing conventional treatment for her aggressive breast cancer, so when Josepha Dietrich was diagnosed with breast cancer at 35, with a baby son, she chose conventional treatments. She underwent chemotherapy, mastectomy and reconstruction, surgery to remove lymph nodes, as we ll as her ovaries, fallopian tubes
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Janice M. Coggins was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the age of 59. In this book, she tells the story of her diagnosis and treatment for ovarian cancer, as well as her life beyond treatment.
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Nina Riggs was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer at the age of 38. At the time, she was a poet, and was married with two young sons. Nina is an exceptional writer who manages to describe her very serious situation in a way that is entertaining and often even, funny! The Afterword was written by
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This joyful and positive book was created by women who have experienced breast cancer, and provides the information they wish they had had access to when they were diagnosed. It is a large format book featuring full-colour images. It offers so much more than pictures, as it is possible to search for women who have had specific
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In this short, easy-to-read, light-hearted, rhyming picture book, Susie Kliman tells the story of her breast cancer experience. It begins as she notices a puckered nipple, and continues through diagnosis and treatment. The book may help family members and friends of women undergoing treatment for breast cancer to gain an insight into what they are going through. Includes
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This is a collection of recipes and tips from cancer patients and their carers to help people deal with nutrition, loss of appetite and weight loss during chemotherapy, radiotherapy and following surgery. Includes juices and smoothies, substantial soups, tempting main dishes and desserts.
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Yvonne Hughes has collected the most helpful thoughts and advice she was given following her diagnosis with breast cancer. She hopes to comfort and inspire other women with these practical words of advice from professional and personal contacts.
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The Peer Support Volunteers understood my fears, the stress of navigating a cancer diagnosis and they are brilliant at answering questions and empathising.
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