Over 550, 000 women are living with a past diagnosis of breast cancer in Western Europe. Over 125,000 are diagnosed every year in Western Europe and 44,000 in the UK. This is a unique, easy-to-read three-part book for patients with breast cancer. Written by an international expert who has treated thousands of patients. The book empowers women and their families who are faced with a diagnosis of breast cancer. In full colour and plain English. FEATURES: The book has 20 chapters centred around, "Control-Points", decisions or steps that need to be taken at key points of a patient's breast cancer journey. The book also incorporates special features to assist women and their families with breast cancer -- flow charts, end-of-chapter summaries; over 100 photographs. Includes over 75 web sites, glossary and index.
Professor John Boyages, AM MD PhD, is Professor of Breast Oncology and Director of the Macquarie University Cancer Institute. He is a busy clinician and a radiation oncologist with over 30 years' experience in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer and DCIS. Following his studies at the University of Sydney and Harvard Medical School, John published over 135 clinical research articles and treated thousands of breast cancer survivors. He writes and lectures about DCIS to lay and professional audiences.
ForeWord Reviews, USA, is pleased to announce that Breast Cancer: Taking Control won a 2010 Book of the Year Award in the Health Category. Representing more than 350 publishers, the finalists were selected from over 1500 entries in 56 categories. These books are examples of independent publishing at its finest. Award winners are chosen from real librarians and booksellers, who are on the front lines everyday working with patrons and customers. Breast Cancer:Taking Control was one of 12 finalists for the 2010 Book of the Year Awards in the Health category and was awarded the Bronze Award on Saturday 25 June at the American Library Association Meeting in new Orleans.
"Receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer is devastating and when the shock begins to subside there is an overwhelming need to gain as much information as possible about what is to come. For many people, like me, the first port of call is the internet. There's certainly plenty of information scattered across the web but not all of it is helpful, a lot of it is inaccurate and some of it will only add to your fears. I only wish that I had a copy of "Breast Cancer: Taking Control" by Australian breast cancer specialist, Professor John Boyages in my hands at the very beginning. This is a book that you can dip in and out off, throughout treatment and I definitely would recommend it to anyone recently diagnosed with breast cancer as well as to those closely involved in their care and recovery." - Aboutmygeneration.com February 2012
