The Feisty Woman's Breast Cancer Book

By Elaine Ratner

Book Overview

Breaking down the taboos associated with breast cancer and its treatment, Elaine Ratner shows that this illness does not have to be a nightmare, and that most women who contract it can take charge of their experience and come out whole. She begins her book with a list of 18 insights learned from her experience with breast cancer, including: *Surround yourself with people who make you feel good *The human body is a miraculous healing machine *Nobody really knows much about breast cancer *A breast is completely expendable In addition to offering down-to-earth advice, Ratner discusses the paternalistic attitudes of the medical establishment toward women, the exaggeration of breast cancer statistics, and the way our culture shapes women's attitudes toward their bodies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897932692
• ISBN13: 9780897932691
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Hunter House Publishers
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Worth reading and thinking about

When Jane Brody recommended this book and another, I asked my local library to order both. You won't be disappointed with the Feisty Woman. It's the sort of book you can jump around from chapter to chapter or read straight through for information. You'll want to go back later and think about how it relates to your life. Technical issues are explained intelligently. It addresses physical,mental and emotional issues as well as giving you both a male and female perspective on breast cancer, giving and receiving support from your children, family & friends as well as developing your own "voice".