Title The black woman's breast cancer survival guide : understanding and healing in the face of a nationwide crisis / Cheryl D. Holloway ; foreword by Philip Agop Philip, MD, PhD, FRCP.

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Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]

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Description	xiii, 203 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	Breast cancer is reaching epidemic levels, especially among black women. This survival guide provides tools that women―black women in particular―can use to identify and combat this all-too-common threat. Speaks from the perspective of a black woman who has had breast cancer and is also an academic who researched breast cance. Provides current information and practical advice for beating breast cancer. Explains tests and treatment options. Includes information on research studies and outcomes for black women with breast cancer. Explores why black women are more likely than women of any other race or ethnicity to develop aggressive and fast-growing breast tumors during their childbearing years.
Contents	Part 1 : Dealing with the basics for black women -- Why black women need to pay close attention to cancer and cancer screening -- Dealing with common emotions and talking to others -- Types of breast cancer black women may develop -- Part 2 : Understanding cancer test results -- Breast cancer health screens -- Understanding cancer test results -- Part 3 : What you need to know about breast cancer treatment -- Surgery -- Radiation therapy -- Chemotherapy, anti-estrogen (endocrine) therapy, combined therapies, and emerging treatments -- Watching out for other forms of cancer -- Cancer is gone : Be happy, but don't let your guard down -- Conclusion -- Appendix A : organizations that can help -- Appendix B : other websites with helpful information -- Appendix C : glossary.
Subject	Breast -- Cancer.
	African American women -- Health and hygiene.
	Breast -- Cancer -- Treatment.
	Breast -- Cancer -- Patients.
	African American women -- Medical care.
	African American women -- Health and hygiene. (OCoLC)fst00799455
	African American women -- Medical care. (OCoLC)fst00799459
	Breast -- Cancer. (OCoLC)fst00838260
	Breast -- Cancer -- Treatment. (OCoLC)fst00838313
	HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Cancer.
	HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues.
	HEALTH & FITNESS / Women's Health.
	Breast Neoplasms.
	Black or African American.
	Women.
Other Form:	Online version: Holloway, Cheryl D., author. Black woman's breast cancer survival guide Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017] 9781440856099 (DLC) 2017010693
ISBN	9781440856082 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
	1440856087 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
	9781440856099 (eISBN)

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