breast cancer

"A cancer diagnosis comes as devastating news regardless of a person's age. It's normal for teens confronting cancer--whether they're battling the disease themselves or supporting a loved one--to feel scared, angry, and confused. This accessible title provides young adults with knowledge that can help them understand the disease and know what to expect from the treatment process. Readers will be engaged by the eye-catching spreads and authentic stories about teens battling cancer. The book also provides information on numerous associations and online resources throughout, encouraging them to reach out to find the support they need"--Provided by publisher.

Fiorina ran for the Senate as a Republican in deep-blue California; she battled breast cancer, and suffered the devastating loss of a daughter. Yet despite these setbacks and tragedies, she remains undaunted. Now Fiorina shares the lessons she's learned from both her difficulties and triumphs. She contends that, by ignoring conservative principles, politicians have failed their constituents, abandoning them to the crushing burden of our bloated government.

The author describes her life-changing experience working as a doctor in Antarctica in 1999, during which time she discovered she had breast cancer and had to treat herself with the aid of her own patients and U.S. doctors via the Internet.

"[A] funny, dark novel about one woman's post-cancer retreat to a remote Australian town and the horrors awaiting her"--OCLC.

"Jeannie Ann is a typical six-year-old. When she learns her grandma has breast cancer, it brings up the fears, questions, emotions, and misunderstandings that come with facing a medical challenge. With her loving family by her side, Jeannie Ann learns about what cancer can bring; tumors, mastectomies, chemotherapy, pain, and loss, but also hope"--Amazon.

The Medikidz, five superheroes who teach about medical conditions, explain breast cancer, providing information on the disease's effects on the body, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

"When seventh-grader Josephine's mother is diagnosed with breast cancer, she wants to keep it secret, even from her best friend Makayla, but her twin brother, Chance, has other ideas"--Provided by publisher.

Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.

Sixteen-year-old Erin's life is fairly normal until she learns that her mother has breast cancer and she, too, may carry a mutated gene, so amid high school dramas including betrayal by her best friend, she must consider preemptive surgery to guarantee she will not be stricken.

Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.