Judy C. Kneece
Auteur van Your Breast Cancer Treatment Handbook
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Werken van Judy C. Kneece
Helping Your Mate Face Breast Cancer: Tips for Becoming an Effective Support Partner for the One You Love During the… (1995) 16 exemplaren
Finding a Lump in Your Breast: Where to Go....What to Do (EduCare library series) (1996) 8 exemplaren
Breast Cancer Support Partner Handbook: Tips for Becoming an Effective Support Partner (2010) 7 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Geslacht
- female
- Beroepen
- breast health specialist
nurse
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Helping Your Mate Face Breast Cancer: Tips for… door Judy C. Kneece
A useful book for anyone whose spouse or partner has been diagnosed with Breast cancer, this text is short—102 pages plus 4 pages of resources and a glossary. The author focuses on helping a spouse or partner deal with his/her emotions as well as the emotions of his/her spouse, children and family. The advice is practical and the book will reassure people that they are not alone and others have survived these same experiences.
I recommend this handbook to any newly diagnosed breast cancer patient. It is succinctly and clearly written so that patients can understand it. All the important areas are covered beginning with the emotional impact of a cancer diagnose. Chapters are topical and will help to reduce a patient’s fears by explaining what to expect when the patient is admitted to the hospital for an overnight stay or what to expect during a specific medical test. Patients can pick and choose chapters to read as they need them. The author includes many tips for dealing with the medical profession, making decisions, and maintaining quality of life. The last third of the book consists of worksheets to help the patient organize all the information, treatments, and decisions that she/he will be facing.… (meer)
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- Werken
- 8
- Leden
- 81
- Populariteit
- #222,754
- Waardering
- 3.3
- Besprekingen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 17