cancer

Examines the causes and treatments of breast cancer, and discusses technologies in breast cancer treatment, screening and diagnosis, and ways to prevent it.

When she learns that her mother has breast cancer, Ellen finds that preparing for a special dance and helping with an archaeological dig help her to cope.

This book discusses types of breast cancer and the classification of breast cancer by its stage and presents information on breast exams, mammograms, symptoms and diagnoses, and the treatments depending on the specific type of cancer involved.

Presents a study of lung cancer and discusses what it is and what causes the disease, how it can be treated, how to live with it, and the future of medical research.

In her diary, ten-year-old Melanie describes how she and her family, accompanied by her best friend Cecily, travel to the Netherlands, where they have a good time despite Cecily's concern for her mother's health and Melanie's struggles with her little brother and her own attitude.

Two sisters, ages eleven and thirteen, describe what it was like for them when their mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent surgery and chemotherapy.

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 limosine 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.

Provides information and guidance on testicular cancer, discussing such topics as detection, diagnosis, treatment, and risk factors.

Examines the causes and treatments of colon cancer, and discusses technologies in treatment, screening and diagnosis, and ways to prevent it.