cancer

This book discusses prostate cancer, a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland that is part of the male reproductive system, and explains the diagnosis process, the risk factors, and a variety of treatment options.

Contains information on ovarian cancer, what it is, how it is diagnosed, how it is treated, and how woman live with it. Includes information on organizations to contact, suggestions for further reading, a glossary and an index.

Examines the causes and treatments of skin cancer, and discusses the risk factors, detection and diagnosis, preventative measures, melanoma, and much more.

Provides young women with the most recent information on breast cancer, including how it is detected, what women can do to decrease their chances of getting it, how to cope with a diagnosis of breast cancer, what to expect when undergoing cancer treatment, and other related topics.

Tilden and her younger sister Elizabeth are uprooted again when their ever optimistic, romantic mother Frances moves them north to live with Nick, the owner of a limousine service, but everything seems to be going just fine until Frances discovers a lump in her breast.

Fourteen-year-old Darcy's life undergoes a drastic change when her mother is diagnosed with breast cancer in 1974 and is unable to help Darcy deal with the teenage struggles of starting high school, falling in love, and worrying about the Vietnam War.

Fifteen-year-old Liza tries to deal with the normal everyday crises of life in an Austin, Texas, high school, a process complicated by her mother's fight with breast cancer.

Explains the basics of breast care and breast health, breast development, and the importance of breast cancer awareness.

Learn about cervical cancer from what it is and what causes it, to how people live with it, as well as the latest information about treatment and prevention.

An overview of skin cancer that discusses risk factors and diagnosis, actinic keratoses, basal and squamous cell carcinomas, melanoma, conventional and alternative treatments, and research. Includes a glossary, contact information for organizations, and suggestions for further reading.