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After the Cure
Emily K. Abel
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Description for After the Cure
Paperback. A compelling read filled with fascinating portraits of women who are living in the aftermath of breast cancer Num Pages: 203 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSJ1; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
2009 Association of American University Presses Award for Jacket Design
The stories of 70 women living in the aftermath of breast cancer
Chemo brain. Fatigue. Chronic pain. Insomnia. Depression. These are just a few of the ongoing, debilitating symptoms that plague some breast-cancer survivors long after their treatments have officially ended. While there are hundreds of books about breast cancer, ranging from practical medical advice to inspirational stories of survivors, what has been missing until now is testimony from the thousands of women who continue to struggle with persistent health problems.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
Number of Pages
203
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814707357
SKU
V9780814707357
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99-50
About Emily K. Abel
Emily K. Abel (Author) Emily K. Abel is Professor Emerita at the UCLA-Fielding School of Public Health. She is the author of many books, including Hearts of Wisdom: American Women Caring for Kin, 1850-1940; Limited Choices: Mable Jones, A Black Children’s Nurse in a Northern White Household (with Margaret K. Nelson); and Elder Care in Crisis: How ... Read more
Reviews for After the Cure
After the Cure provides voice to breast cancer survivors thrust into a netherworld of chronic disability.
Macleans.ca
Reveals the long-term post-treatment symptoms that physicians fail to address.
Library Journal
Reveal[s] the long-term posttreatment symptoms that physicians fail to address. . . . Women who have felt more isolated after treatment will welcome this validation that they ... Read more
Macleans.ca
Reveals the long-term post-treatment symptoms that physicians fail to address.
Library Journal
Reveal[s] the long-term posttreatment symptoms that physicians fail to address. . . . Women who have felt more isolated after treatment will welcome this validation that they ... Read more