The Journey Beyond Breast Cancer: From the Personal to the Political--Taking an Active Role in Prevention, Diagnosis, and Your Own Healing
Description
Diagnosed at the age of 38 with early stage breast cancer, Virginia Soffa takes a critical look at breast cancer treatments--both conventional and alternative therapies--and outlines a strategy to help women with the disease make informed choices about individual treatments and to help all women prevent breast cancer in the first place. She discusses surgery and its options, life after mastectomy, treatment alternatives--including diet, herbs, acupuncture, manual lymph drainage, and yoga--as well as spiritual and emotional rehabilitation. She stresses the connection between the destr...
ISBN(s)
0892814489, 9780892814480
