This sixth edition explains advances in targeted treatments, hormonal therapies, safer chemotherapy, and immunologic approaches as well as new forms of surgery and radiation. Susan loves breast book, 5th edition a merloyd lawrence. Love is a pioneer in the field of womens health and breast cancer. Just as women afflicted with or worried about breast cancer have turned to the earlier editions of dr. She also discusses what is now known about the nature of breast cancer and shares her personal story as a cancer leukemia survivor. Susan loves breast book is breast cancer 101, the necessary foundation and springboard for understanding the fundamentals of breast cancer and treatment. Susan loves guide for the soundest, most supportive advice, once again they will find all the help they need in this new edition. The bible for women with breast cancer new york timesfor more than two decades, readers faced with a diagnosis of breast cancer have relied on dr. Susan love, is a world recognized leader in breast cancer. Susan loves breast book is often referred to as the breast cancer patients bible and btw, i still have the bible i was given as a preteen on my. Now in its sixth edition released september 2015, dr. There are several subtypes of breast cancer and many options for treatment.
A founder of the national breast cancer coalition, she was appointed to the national cancer advisory board by president. Susan loves breast book perseus publishing, 2000 to learn more about staging of the cancer, biomarkers, estrogen receptor tests, cancer genes, mainstream treatments, and how to interpret all of this information. Love, md, is president and medical director of the susan love, md, breast cancer foundation in santa barbara, calif. Susan love s breast book is often referred to as the breast cancer patients bible and btw, i still have the bible i was given as a preteen on my bookshelf and dr. Susan love foundation for breast cancer research dslrf, became known as a trusted guide to women worldwide through her books. A former member of the national cancer advisory board and one of the founding mothers of the breast cancer advocacy movement, she serves on the boards of the national breast cancer coalition, yme national breast cancer organization and the young survival coalition. Susan love md, mba fully revises and updates her comprehensive yet accessible book on breast cancer, dr. The breast cancer treatment survival handbook by margit esser porter. Armed with the knowledge, background, and questions raised in this book, anyone would be equipped to enter the zone of medical uncertainty surrounding breast cancer to ask more questions. Patients can use it to ask the right questions during diagnosis and also as an easy to read source of information. Just as women afflicted with or worried about breast cancer have. Susan love s breast book was released october 2010. Breast book by susan m love, 2005, da capo press edition, in english 4th ed. Susan love s breast book love gives information and advice in forthright, plainspoken languagethere is simply no more clearheaded and comprehensive guide to this often devastating disease than dr.
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Get basic information about breast cancer, such as what it is and how it forms, as well as the signs and symptoms of the disease. Learn about the various risk factors, both genetic and lifestylerelated, as well as prevention methods for breast cancer from the american cancer society. Susan loves breast book is a bible of reliable information and resource in. She received her md from suny downstate medical center in ny and did her surgical training at bostons beth israel hospital. Susan love, the well known breast cancer book author and patient advocate, chided the research establishment for ignoring the needs of people with cancer the only difference between a researcher and a patient is a diagnosis, she told the crowd. Widely considered the standard reference on all aspects of breast care, dr. Susan love dr susan love foundation for breast cancer.
Armed with the knowledge, background, and questions raised in this book, anyone would be equipped to enter the zone of medical uncertainty surrounding breast cancer to ask more questions, get more answers, and learn what they need to know to make the decisions that are right for them. And just as disturbing, many of those women are further. How a sisters love launched the global movement to end breast cancer. Susan loves breast book breast cancer consortium archives. The content in this section is intended to educate and inform patients and their family and friends. Get a journal and write down your questions and the answers your doctor provides so that you can refer to it later. Susan loves breast book to guide them through the frightening thicket of research and opinion to find the best options for their particular situations. Breast cancer screening methods our bodies ourselves. Her most recent project, the love avon army of women, partners women and scientists to accelerate basic translational research.
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Love has dedicated her professional life to the eradication of breast cancer. Susan love is a clinical professor of surgery at ucla and president of the susan love md breast cancer foundation. A beginners guide to breast cancer help for breast. For more than two decades, readers faced with a diagnosis of breast cancer have relied on dr. Susan love s breast book was called the bible for women with breast cancer by the new york times, when it was first released in 1990. They detect tumors, but they do not prevent you from getting tumors. Susan loves breast book termed the bible for women with breast cancer by the new york times was released october 2010. Love, md, mba, is clinical professor of surgery at ucla and president and medical director of the dr. Susan loves breast book has been considered the bible of breastcare books since it appeared in 1990. Susan loves breast book to guide them through the frightening. Now in its 6th edition, the book continually reflects ongoing changes in scientific and clinical understandings of breast cancer and relies on the most current information to help readers to make sense of the mountains of information. This sixth edition explains advances in targeted treatments, hormonal therapies, safer. In 1990, the surgeonturnedsurvivor published the first edition of her groundbreaking book, dr.
Susan loves breast book, which the new york times called the bible for women with breast cancer. In 1995, love completely updated the book in a 600page. While many people may have similar diagnoses or are prescribed similar treatments, no two peoples experience are exactly the same. Susan loves breast cancer initiative, the loveavon army of women, we knew right away that we had to get involved. For women who have breast canceror simply want to know more about it to help a friend or a relative manage itthere has been no better source for the past 20 years than dr. Breast cancer explained dr susan love foundation for. Today that promise has launched a global movement to end breast cancer, and nancy is fulfilling her promise to women all around the world. Susan love foundation for breast cancer research that gives supporters like you the tools to raise money for innovative and lifechanging breast cancer research. The bible for women with breast cancer new york times for more than two decades, readers faced with a diagnosis of breast cancer have relied on dr. Love s book uses the warm, supportive, and candid tone that has brought confidence to millions of women to help each reader plan. One of the mothers of the breast cancer advocacy movement, love, 65, is widely known for her bestselling dr. After joining the first breast center in boston, dr.
Love, md, mba, is widely respected as a breast surgeon, but it is her breast cancer advocacy that propelled her onto the national stage. Susan loves breast book, often referred to as the bible of women with breast cancer. Susan loves breast book was termed the bible for women with breast cancer by the new york times. It also becomes a guide for those at risk of getting breast cancer, survivors interested in the consequences of their treatment, and anyone who wants to understand the new research about how the local environment influences. A founder of the national breast cancer coalition, she was appointed to the national cancer advisory board by president clinton. Promise me is an inspiring tribute to a sisters love and a mustread for all who know the pink ribbon.
With her warm support, readers can sort the facts from the fads, ask the right questions, and recognize when a second opinion might be wise. Opinion wondering about a wonder drug susan love, a. A breast cancer specialist, love believes women are losing control over their condition due to the male centered medical community. This book is a thorough breakdown of the issues facing women with early breast cancer. She founded the brigham and womens faulkner breast center in boston in 1988 and in 1992 moved west to become the first director of the.
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