How Breast Cancer is Like a Dandelion: Learn the language of breast cancer and find your confidence.

How Breast Cancer is Like a Dandelion: Learn the language of breast cancer and find your confidence. by Dr. Joseph Hofmeister. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780996512008.

Gain the knowledge and support you need to face breast cancer with confidence. "It will feel like a friend walking beside you, giving you hope at a very scary time." Breast cancer is scary, confusing, and overwhelming. Whether its an upcoming mammogram, biopsy, or an unfortunate breast cancer diagnosis, every patient and their loved ones need a place to start. How Breast Cancer Is Like a Dandelion is that place, teaching the language of medicine and providing the knowledge you need on the breast cancer journey. In this book, board-certified oncologist Dr. Joe Hofmeister and breast cancer expert Dr. Erin Macrae will help you and your loved ones understand what has already happened and overcome the fear of whats to come. Using understandable language, simple analogies, and calming visuals, this book outlines every step of the disease, explaining concepts with compassion and support. Every chapter includes definitions and pronunciations of terms, take-home points, and questions to ask your doctor. Most importantly, How Breast Cancer Is Like a Dandelion will give you the tools you need to actively participate in conversations with your doctor. You will gain the confidence to face the path ahead. Included Topics • How you can prevent breast cancer and find it early—High Risk, Prevention, Mammograms & Other Screenings • "We saw something on your mammogram." What does this mean?—Diagnostic Testing & Biopsy • Understanding a breast cancer diagnosis—Pathology, Staging & Prognosis • Treatment options and factors that influence decisions—Treatment Plans & Goals • Life after treatment—Survivorship, Recovery & HealthyLifestyle From the Community "As a breast oncology nurse navigator, Dr. Hofmeister & Dr. Macraes book serves as our primary resource for all of our patients going through breast cancer. We have searched and searched for the perfect book to give to patients—this is it." "I wish this book had been available when I was first diagnosed with breast cancer. Although my healthcare team did an excellent job explaining everything to me, the simple truth is that no matter how good your memory is, you can barely remember anything because of the tremendous shock you have just received. This book is very simply written, and that is not a criticism, but instead, it is exactly what is needed after you have received the terrifying diagnosis of breast cancer." "My sister-in-law, also a patient, sent me this book, and it has been a real Godsend! I now have everything spelled out clearly, and I can refer to it as often as I need. It is a MUST HAVE!!!" "Knowledge is power, and anyone who reads the book will arm themselves with the knowledge necessary to ask the right questions and make the best decisions…Have you ever wished you could do something for a friend or family member faced with a breast cancer diagnosis…this would be a perfect gift!"