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Book SynopsisChronic pain. Insomnia. Depression. These are just a few of the ongoing, debilitating symptoms that plague some breast-cancer survivors long after their treatments have officially ended. This book is filled with portraits of more than seventy women who are living with the aftermath of breast cancer.
Trade Review"After the Cure provides voice to breast cancer survivors thrust into a netherworld of chronic disability." * Macleans.ca *
"Reveals the long-term post-treatment symptoms that physicians fail to address." * Library Journal *
"Reveal[s] the long-term posttreatment symptoms that physicians fail to address. . . . Women who have felt more isolated after treatment will welcome this validation that they are not alone." * Library Journal *
"This compelling work questions what it means to cure disease and should be of interest to the medical community, cancer survivors of all types and those who face medical symptoms that cannot be validated by traditional means. These authors are marking a new developmental phase of cancer care that may lead affected persons to seek partnership with their physicians to combat the long-term side-effects of cancer and its treatments." * Centre Daily *
"A collection of humanizing, honest portraits that point beyond the lives of the women to a need for society to reexamine its policies and demands for perfection." * Choice *
"With cogent, compassionate analysis, Subramanian and Abel (herself a survivor) remind us of the lasting effects of cancer diagnoses, and the tremendous work still ahead for patients who must learn to trust their gut, and doctors who must learn to listen more considerately." * Pubishers Weekly *
"An in-depth exploration of the symptoms experienced by some women after breast cancer treatment, giving voice to a neglected aspect of the breast cancer experience. . . . This book calls important attention to the plight of these women." -- Patricia A. Ganz,University of California, Los Angeles, Schools of Medicine and Public Health
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword by Patricia A. Ganz Introduction 1 "Standing on New Ground" 2 "We Saved Your Life. Now Leave Us the Hell Alone" 3 Remedying, Managing, and Making Do 4 "Like Talking to a Wall" 5 Narrowed Lives 6 "Turning a Bad Experience into Something Good" Conclusion Epilogue Appendix Notes Index About the Authors
