Funk, Kristi
Summary: "A comprehensive guide to total breast health from the go-to breast care expert for Good Morning America and The Doctors. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer over the course of their lives, and breast cancer is the #1 killer of women ages 20-59. But did you know that only 15 percent of those diagnosed have a single relative with breast cancer? For most of us, family history...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.994 FUNLove, Susan M.
Summary: "While the amount of information regarding a breast cancer diagnosis is vaster than ever, online and off, what continues to be missing is the explanation behind the options. Most of the data online on medical sites is generic and often comes from the same source. Then there are the patient sites as well as many social media outlets that provide peer to peer support and information. This is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Go, an imprint of Hachette Books
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.1 LOVHutson, Katherine J.
Summary: "Cancer, did you know that I am a poet? In stirring verse and essays, Katy Bowser Hutson chronicles her battle with breast cancer and the complications of faith amid such a fight. Accentuated by the art of Jodi Hays, Katy's words lead us through her resistance to sickness, fight for survival, and wrestling toward beauty"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: IVP 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 HUTTobimatsu, Kimiko
Summary: "A moving and honest graphic memoir about the unexpected cancer journey of a young, queer, mixed-race woman. At the age of twenty-five, Kimiko Tobimatsu was a young, queer, mixed-race woman with no history of health problems whose world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In an instant, she became immersed in a new and complicated life of endless appointments,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.196 TOBBrem, Rachel
Summary: "A life-saving and empowering guide to understanding breast cancer detection, prevention, and treatment options, from two top doctors in the field-Rachel Brem, a breast radiologist, and Christy Teal, a breast surgeon-who have also made the personal decisions to have mastectomies"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Element 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 BREPort, Dina Roth.
Summary: Through the incredible true stories of five young friends, as well as interviews with more than seventy top breast cancer experts, health writer Dina Roth Port addresses the universal questions of women everywhere who have watched family members suffer from the disease and wondered, "Am I next?" Full of practical information, Previvors is the first comprehensive book to guide women through the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 PORSummary: Pink ribbons, the symbol of the breast cancer prevention movement, are everywhere: T-shirts, hats, yogurt cups, KFC buckets, car ads, NFL stadiums - the list goes on and on. They make people feel good, as if engaged in a successful battle against breast cancer. But who is really benefiting? More and more women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. Wouldn't it be something if some of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PINMaker, Janet
Summary: When Dr. Maker was diagnosed in 2011, she, like most people, knew almost nothing about breast cancer. What she did know is that she didn't feel safe simply following her doctors' advice. The treatment is not always successful; some people die, and some who survive have disabling side effects. She needed to understand for herself all her treatment options, the statistical outcomes for each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jane Thomas Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.994 MAKSilver, Marc
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9944 SILNumeroff, Laura Joffe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Social Emo Numeroff 1999Wheelock, Paul
Summary: It was, truly, a match made in Heaven. When Paul and Becky, two Northwest Michigan high schoolers, met for the first time at a dance, they knew immediately that they would marry. As young marrieds, they faced hard decisions about money, morals, and faith. They also produced six amazing sons, and always a joyful home to raise them in. But the truest test of Paul and Becky’s bond came when Becky...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 2018
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Summary: "Provides accessible science and health information for the love of your boobs, especially when they have cancer. Dana Brantley-Seiders spent twenty years working as a biomedical breast cancer researcher. Then, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She thought she knew breast cancer before it whacked her upside her left boob and left her bleeding on the curb of uncertainty. Turns out, she had a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Wom BrantleyCorrigan, Kelly
Summary: At 36, Kelly had a good marriage, a couple of kids, and a weekly newspaper column. But she still saw herself as George Corrigan's daughter. A garrulous Irish-American charmer from Baltimore, George was the center of the ebullient, raucous Corrigan clan. Kelly's was a colorful childhood, just the sort a girl could get attached to. She lives deep within what she calls the Middle Place--"that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voice/Hyperion 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B Corrigan CorGemignani, Mary L.
Summary: "We've all heard the statistic: 1 in 8 women will get a breast cancer diagnosis at some point in her lifetime. But there's another just-as-relevant number that isn't as widely broadcast: 76 percent of those women will be alive 10 years later. This guide from America's most trusted health magazine helps women navigate treatment, medical costs, and lifestyle changes and emerge with their physical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9944 GEMSummary: "Provides basic consumer health information on risk factors, screening, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various types of breast cancer, along with facts about coping during and after treatment. Includes index, glossary of related terms and directory of resources"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Omnigraphics 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 BREGreene, St John.
Summary: St John Greene discusses the life of his wife, Kate Greene, and her battle with breast cancer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.874 GREOutcalt, Todd
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue River Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9944 OUTWeiss, Marisa C.
Summary: Contains crucial information about the revolutionary medical advances in follow-up testing, ongoing treatments, and recovery from breast cancer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rivers Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 WEISummary: The Book Keepers follows the uplifting journey of a husband who keeps his wife's dream alive by becoming the spokesperson for her book after her death. Carol Wall's debut memoir, about cancer, friendship, and cultivating an open heart, was a breakout success. But joy turned to tragedy when the breast cancer she wrote about returned, and she died months after its publication. Carol's husband,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BOOPicardie, Ruth
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9944 PICCorrigan, Kelly
Summary: Traces a San Francisco newspaper columnist's life experiences as evaluated during her late thirties, describing her relationships with her husband, children, and Irish-American father before and during her battle with breast cancer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 362.196 CORHarms, Kim
Summary: A raw, heavily-researched guide for women facing breast cancer, mastectomy, and reconstruction written by a survivor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Familius 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 HARLunden, Joan
Summary: "When former Good Morning America host Joan Lunden was diagnosed with breast cancer, she set out to learn everything about it to help her survive. With seven children counting on her, giving up was not an option. After announcing her diagnosis on Good Morning America, people all over the country rallied around Joan as she went into Warrior mode. Within a few months, after losing her hair, Joan...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LUNDEN, JOAN LUNMarchetto, Marisa Acocella.
Summary: Marisa Acocella Marchetto tells the story of her 11-month, ultimately triumphant bout with breast cancer--from diagnosis to cure, and every challenging step in between. This graphic memoir is a portrait of one woman's supercharged life in Manhattan and a wonderful love story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2006