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Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction
What's Right For You
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2016
Summary
More than 100,000 American women undergo mastectomy and breast reconstruction every year because of breast cancer. Thousands more are having double mastectomies to prevent it. So much has been written about breast cancer, and so much overlooks the reality of reconstruction when a woman has a mastectomy and opts for this process. It is difficult, painful, and traumatizing at times. Most women do not emerge with a new set of breasts and nipples in a single operation. Breast reconstruction usually takes months and can take years to finish. Some women never do, living without nipples or with imperfect results. Others opt not to have reconstruction at all. Still others struggle with one of the biggest women’s health questions today: lumpectomy and radiation or mastectomy?
Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction offers a glimpse into the big picture of the various stages and types of breast reconstruction using stories and photos of real women. It offers a true picture of what breast reconstruction entails, and offers hope to those facing it. This is a book to help women with a variety of issues surrounding their choices, with powerful insights from women who have been there.
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Copyright year
2016
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-4262-3
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-4263-0
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
230
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
Ch01. Modern Breast Surgery and Reconstruction No access Pages 1 - 8
Ch02. Making the Decision No access Pages 9 - 18
Ch03. Mastectomy: What to Expect No access Pages 19 - 28
Ch04. A Veteran’s Story: Lumpectomy No access Pages 29 - 36
Ch05. Reconstruction with Tissue No access Pages 37 - 50
Ch06. Medical Destinations No access Pages 51 - 60
Ch07. Silicone Implants No access Pages 61 - 72
Ch08. Saline Implants No access Pages 73 - 78
Ch09. Flat or One-Breasted No access Pages 79 - 92
Ch10. Uneven Results No access Pages 93 - 100
Ch11. Delayed Reconstruction No access Pages 101 - 110
Ch12. The Nipple: The Ultimate Challenge No access Pages 111 - 118
Ch13. Revisionists No access Pages 119 - 126
Ch14. Sex and Intimacy No access Pages 127 - 136
Ch15. Lymphedema No access Pages 137 - 144
Ch16. Arab Culture No access Pages 145 - 154
Ch17. Money and Insurance No access Pages 155 - 162
Ch18. Clothing and Breast Forms No access Pages 163 - 166
Ch19. Doctor Selection Issues No access Pages 167 - 176
Ch20. Previvors No access Pages 177 - 186
Ch21. Family No access Pages 187 - 200
Ch22. Pregnancy No access Pages 201 - 206
Ch23. Wrapping It Up No access Pages 207 - 210
Notes No access Pages 211 - 216
Glossary No access Pages 217 - 222
Bibliography No access Pages 223 - 224
Index No access Pages 225 - 228
About the Author and Photographer No access Pages 229 - 230
