The Informed Woman's Guide to Breast Health

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2001, paper
ISBN 978-0-923521-61-5

Over 30,000 copies sold

Kerry McGinn, R.N., B.S.N., O.C.N.

This book:

• Covers all elements of self-examination, mammography, medical exams and tests
• Includes new information about the genes BRCA 1 and BRCA 2, possible early predictors of cancer

There is so much anxiety about breast cancer among most women that they may unnecessarily worry about ordinary changes in their breasts that have nothing to do with cancer. This book tries to give perspective and sound information about all of the issues of breast health to help in understanding proper self-examination, mammography, and the other necessary habits of good health. Breasts may carry out a number of normal processes including those that may occur during the menstrual cycle and pregnancy. Understanding these processes can relieve a woman from needless worry and alert her to changes that have real significance.

Rave Reviews

"I believe The Informed Woman's Guide to Breast Health will be a bright light in a dark place, informing so many about the breast and dispelling fear...loaded with knowledge about breasts...should be required reading for every nurse, woman, and girl." —Ann Jillian

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Keeping Abreast
Chapter 2 - Breasts: The Inside Story
Chapter 3 - Lumps, Bumps, and Pain
Chapter 4 - What to Do about Breast Pain
Chapter 5 - When the Diagnosis is Breast Carcinoma in Situ
Chapter 6 - Examining the Breasts
Chapter 7 - Picturing the Breasts: Mammograms and Such
Chapter 8 - Diagnosing Breast Changes
Chapter 9 - Reasonably Happy Ever After

Author

Kerry Anne McGinn, R.N., B.S.N., O.C.N., is a certified oncology nurse at California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco.