The Resource The black woman's breast cancer survival guide : understanding and healing in the face of a nationwide crisis, Cheryl D. Holloway ; foreword by Philip Agop Philip, MD, PhD, FRCP
The black woman's breast cancer survival guide : understanding and healing in the face of a nationwide crisis, Cheryl D. Holloway ; foreword by Philip Agop Philip, MD, PhD, FRCP
Resource Information
The item The black woman's breast cancer survival guide : understanding and healing in the face of a nationwide crisis, Cheryl D. Holloway ; foreword by Philip Agop Philip, MD, PhD, FRCP represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item The black woman's breast cancer survival guide : understanding and healing in the face of a nationwide crisis, Cheryl D. Holloway ; foreword by Philip Agop Philip, MD, PhD, FRCP represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Breast cancer is reaching epidemic levels, especially among Black women. This survival guide provides tools that women?Black women in particular?can use to identify and combat this all-too-common threat.? Speaks from the perspective of a Black woman who has had breast cancer and is also an academic who researched breast cancer? Provides current information and practical advice for beating breast cancer? Explains tests and treatment options? Includes information on research studies and outcomes for Black women with breast cancer? Explores why Black women are more likely than women of any other race or ethnicity to develop aggressive and fast-growing breast tumors during their childbearing years
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 203 pages
- Contents
-
- Part 1 : Dealing with the basics for black women
- Why black women need to pay close attention to cancer and cancer screening
- Dealing with common emotions and talking to others
- Types of breast cancer black women may develop
- Part 2 : Understanding cancer test results
- Breast cancer health screens
- Understanding cancer test results
- Part 3 : What you need to know about breast cancer treatment
- Surgery
- Radiation therapy
- Chemotherapy, anti-estrogen (endocrine) therapy, combined therapies, and emerging treatments
- Watching out for other forms of cancer
- Cancer is gone : Be happy, but don't let your guard down
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9781440856082
- Label
- The black woman's breast cancer survival guide : understanding and healing in the face of a nationwide crisis
- Title
- The black woman's breast cancer survival guide
- Title remainder
- understanding and healing in the face of a nationwide crisis
- Statement of responsibility
- Cheryl D. Holloway ; foreword by Philip Agop Philip, MD, PhD, FRCP
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Breast cancer is reaching epidemic levels, especially among Black women. This survival guide provides tools that women?Black women in particular?can use to identify and combat this all-too-common threat.? Speaks from the perspective of a Black woman who has had breast cancer and is also an academic who researched breast cancer? Provides current information and practical advice for beating breast cancer? Explains tests and treatment options? Includes information on research studies and outcomes for Black women with breast cancer? Explores why Black women are more likely than women of any other race or ethnicity to develop aggressive and fast-growing breast tumors during their childbearing years
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Holloway, Cheryl D
- Dewey number
- 616.99/449
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- RC280.B8
- LC item number
- H635 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
- WP 870
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Breast
- African American women
- Breast
- Breast
- African American women
- Label
- The black woman's breast cancer survival guide : understanding and healing in the face of a nationwide crisis, Cheryl D. Holloway ; foreword by Philip Agop Philip, MD, PhD, FRCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part 1 : Dealing with the basics for black women -- Why black women need to pay close attention to cancer and cancer screening -- Dealing with common emotions and talking to others -- Types of breast cancer black women may develop -- Part 2 : Understanding cancer test results -- Breast cancer health screens -- Understanding cancer test results -- Part 3 : What you need to know about breast cancer treatment -- Surgery -- Radiation therapy -- Chemotherapy, anti-estrogen (endocrine) therapy, combined therapies, and emerging treatments -- Watching out for other forms of cancer -- Cancer is gone : Be happy, but don't let your guard down -- Conclusion
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 203 pages
- Isbn
- 9781440856082
- Lccn
- 2017009519
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- ocn963352404
- (OCoLC)963352404
- Label
- The black woman's breast cancer survival guide : understanding and healing in the face of a nationwide crisis, Cheryl D. Holloway ; foreword by Philip Agop Philip, MD, PhD, FRCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part 1 : Dealing with the basics for black women -- Why black women need to pay close attention to cancer and cancer screening -- Dealing with common emotions and talking to others -- Types of breast cancer black women may develop -- Part 2 : Understanding cancer test results -- Breast cancer health screens -- Understanding cancer test results -- Part 3 : What you need to know about breast cancer treatment -- Surgery -- Radiation therapy -- Chemotherapy, anti-estrogen (endocrine) therapy, combined therapies, and emerging treatments -- Watching out for other forms of cancer -- Cancer is gone : Be happy, but don't let your guard down -- Conclusion
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 203 pages
- Isbn
- 9781440856082
- Lccn
- 2017009519
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- ocn963352404
- (OCoLC)963352404
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.vpl.ca/portal/The-black-womans-breast-cancer-survival-guide-/UEUB1BbQ6ZM/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.vpl.ca/portal/The-black-womans-breast-cancer-survival-guide-/UEUB1BbQ6ZM/">The black woman's breast cancer survival guide : understanding and healing in the face of a nationwide crisis, Cheryl D. Holloway ; foreword by Philip Agop Philip, MD, PhD, FRCP</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.vpl.ca/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.vpl.ca/">Vancouver Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item The black woman's breast cancer survival guide : understanding and healing in the face of a nationwide crisis, Cheryl D. Holloway ; foreword by Philip Agop Philip, MD, PhD, FRCP
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.vpl.ca/portal/The-black-womans-breast-cancer-survival-guide-/UEUB1BbQ6ZM/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.vpl.ca/portal/The-black-womans-breast-cancer-survival-guide-/UEUB1BbQ6ZM/">The black woman's breast cancer survival guide : understanding and healing in the face of a nationwide crisis, Cheryl D. Holloway ; foreword by Philip Agop Philip, MD, PhD, FRCP</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.vpl.ca/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.vpl.ca/">Vancouver Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
