Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Breast Cancer

Gary R. Shapiro, Lillie Shockney

ISBN 10: 076377426X / ISBN 13: 9780763774264

Published by Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Breast Cancer
• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076377426X
• ISBN 13: 9780763774264
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Sehr gut - gebraucht
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Synopsis

85% of women diagnosed with breast cancer today will be survivors of this disease.Your goal is to join that majority.The Johns Hopkins Patient Guide to Breast Cancer is a concise a "how to" guide that takes you through the journey of breast cancer treatment. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment options available, the complicated schedule ahead, and the task of putting together your plan of action so that you become a cancer survivor. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will allow you participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.

About the Author

Lillie Shockney is an oncology nurse, two time breast cancer survivor, Administrative Director of the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center, and Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine. Her nursing career has heavily focused on the care of cancer patients. She also has a background in performance improvement and quality of care measurement. Her educational background includes earning an RN diploma degree, BS in Health Care Administration and a Masters degree in Administrative Science from Johns Hopkins University. She is a published author and national speaker on breast cancer. She is the recipient of many national awards including the Impact Award from the National Consortium of the Breast Centers, the Excellence in Breast Cancer Education Award from the Oncology Nursing Society, the Internet Health Hero award from Intel, the Lane Adams Award from the American Cancer Society, and the Komen Foundation’s Professor of Survivorship Award, along with many others. She is known for inspiring patients, health care professionals with her words of wisdom and wit and believes it is her mission to make the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer the least physically and emotionally traumatic she can, until there is a cure. Having experienced breast cancer personally and taken care of thousands of women with the disease, she is recognized as an expert. She also serves as the Ask an Expert on Breast Cancer for Johns Hopkins, Yahoo.com, and several other organizations.'