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| Useful Books & Video | |
| Cancer and Treatments | |
| Family and Loved Ones | |
| Mind & Spirit | |
| Alternative Viewpoints | |
| Other Resources | |
| Wigs, hats, turbans, prostheses, swimwear, brassieres, etc. | |
Useful Books & Videos | |
| Books & Videos about Cancer and Treatment | |
| What to Do If You Get Breast Cancer, by Dr. Lydia Komarnicky & Dr. Anne Rosenberg, w/Marian Betancourt | |
| The Breast Cancer Handbook, by Joan Swirsky & Barbara Balaban | |
| Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book, by Dr. Susan Love | |
| 50 Essential Things to Do When The Doctor Says It's Cancer, by Greg Anderson | |
| Informed Decisions: The Complete Book of Cancer Diagnosis, edited by Dr. Gerald Murphy, Lois Morris and
Dianne Lange, and put out by the American Cancer Society. | |
| Choices, by Marion Morra & Eve Potts (contributed by Harriet Bograd). | |
| A Cancer Battle Plan, by Anne Frahm (contributed by Robert Cabello). | |
| Discovery Channel's Video The Operation: Breast Reconstruction (contributed by Alexandra Koffman): | |
| 800-813-7409 Item #24829, cost between $20-25 | |
| Living Beyond Breast Cancer: A Survivor's Guide for When Treatment Ends and the Rest of Your Life Begins, by Marisa C. Weiss, M.D., and Ellen Weiss, Times Books, 506 pp. $27.50 | |
| Managing the Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiation, by Marylin J. Dodd | |
| Recovering From Breast Surgery: Exercises to Strengthen Your Body and Relieve Pain, by Diana Stumm, Physical Therapist (contributed by Karen Gray). | |
| NYU's division of nursing's video Journey to Recovery: For Women with Breast Cancer and Their Partners, narrated by Dr. Roy Ashikari and Willow Bay. For information, call (800) 257-5126 | |
| Books for/about Family and Loved Ones | |
| How to help the children: When a Parent Has Cancer, by Wendy Schlessel Harpman, M.D. & cancer survivor (contributed by Christine Norton, who rates it "a terrific help"). | |
| Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children, by Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen; beautifully illustrated. | |
| Helping Your Mate Face Breast Cancer, by Judy C. Kneece, an oncological nurse who has done some other books on treatment and recovery. | |
| ISBN 1-886665-02-8 EduCare Publishing PO Box 280305 Columbia, SC 29928 | |
| Mind & Spirit | |
| Close to the Bone: Life-Threatening Illness and the Search for Meaning, by Jean Shinoda Bolen; ISBN 0684822377; Publisher: Scribner (Contributed by Helen Dragavon). | |
| Promoting a Fighting Spirit: Psychotherapy for cancer patients, survivors and their families, by Linda Seligman | |
| Fine Black Lines: Reflections on Facing Cancer, Fear and Loneliness, by Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad | |
| Mulberry Hill Press | |
| Feeling Good, by Stanford psychiatrist David Burns | |
| Dancing in Limbo: Making Sense of Life after Cancer, by Glenna Halvorson-Boyd and Lisa K. Hunter (contributed by Sue diPaolo). | |
| Grace and Grit: Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber, by Ken Wilber (contributed by Barb) | |
| Alternative Viewpoints | |
| Breast Cancer Breast Health, The Wise Woman Way, by Susan Weed (contributed by Linda Fitzpatrick). | |
| Spontaneous Healing, by Andrew Weil (contributed by Linda Fitzpatrick). | |
| Love, Medicine and Miracles, by Bernie S. Siegel, MD (contributed by Sharon Goodfriend). | |
| The Wisdom of the Body, by Sherwin B. Nuland, the author of How We Die, the 1993 best-seller and
winner of a National Book Award. | |
See also MediConsult's list of books about breast cancer (contributed by Harriet Bograd). | |
See also Peter Waite's Breast Cancer Book Store. |
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Other Resources |
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mother underwent a mastectomy, and offers swimsuits, sweats, bras, lingerie,
wigs and other items To order a catalog, call 800-980-9085, or check them out online at: |
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| American Cancer Society's TLC Catalog, featuring hats, bras & swimsuits for mastectomy patients, and more: | |
| 800-850-9445 | |
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| Jodee, Inc., a subsidiary of Lane Bryant, featuring mastectomy bras, prostheses, mastectomy swimsuits: | |
| P.O. Box 3837 Hollywood, FL 33083-9978 1-800-704-8479 |
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| Lady Grace: Post-surgery bras and other intimate apparel; bra sizes up to 56, cup sizes up to J | |
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Paula Young, a catalog with an amazing array of wigs, plus color samples. They also offer turbans (including with built-in bangs), hats, plus accessories such as stands, shampoos, & cases. You can visit their website, or use snail mail or phone: |
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| P.O. Box 483 Brockton, MA 02403 1-800-343-9695 |
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| Women of color: Check out Especially Yours, featuring wigs and hairpieces (and also apparel and accessories). | |
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