| 10 Best Questions for Surviving Breast Cancer: The Script You Need to Take Control of Your Health Contributor(s): Bonner, Dede (Author), Weiss, Marisa C. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1416560505 ISBN-13: 9781416560500 Publisher: Touchstone PR OUR PRICE: $19.94 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2008 Annotation: Drawing on more than 50 interviews from the top minds in the field--from medical professionals to well-known breast cancer survivors--this work provides lists of the most important questions that patients and their loved ones should ask to elicit the best possible care. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Diseases - Cancer - Health & Fitness | Women's Health - General - Health & Fitness | Reference |
| Dewey: 616.994 |
| LCCN: 2008006953 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 8.3" (0.65 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A good mind knows the right answers...but a great mind knows the right questions. And never are the Best Questions more important than after a diagnosis of breast cancer. Drawing on cutting-edge research and original interviews -- including with former surgeon general C. Everett Koop, bestselling author Dr. Susan Love, well-known breast cancer survivors like Betty Rollin, and experts at the top cancer-care centers in the world -- The 10 Best Questions(TM) for Surviving Breast Cancer is a guide you'll take with you into your doctor's office and keep close to you through every step of your treatment and recovery. In addition to the medical questions, you'll also learn what you need to ask your friends, colleagues, and loved ones so that the rest of your life doesn't take a backseat to your diagnosis: How many days I can afford to be out? (p. 211) What questions are my children likely to ask? (p. 261) When will I be comfortable being intimate again with my partner? (p. 234) With a wealth of resources and up-to-the-minute information, The 10 Best Questions(TM) for Surviving Breast Cancer shows you how to move past a scary diagnosis and use the power of questions to become your own best advocate for your emotional, mental, physical, and financial health. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bonner, Dede: - Dede Bonner, Ph.D., a.k.a. "the Question Doctor," is on the graduate business faculties of The George Washington University and Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. She is an internationally acclaimed expert in questioning skills and money-saving "Best Questions" for CEOs and other clients. A former political analyst for the federal government, Dr. Bonner is the owner of the 10 Best Questions, LLC and New Century Management, Inc. She has a doctorate of education in executive leadership. |