Male Breast Cancer

Male Breast Cancer: Taking Control is the third book by Professor John Boyages in his Breast Cancer: Taking Control series with a foreword by breast cancer survivor Nick Greiner. Professor John Boyages has helped thousands of people to not only survive but thrive after the diagnosis of breast cancer.John as he is known to his patients, writes the most comprehensive and easy to read books on breast cancer. Whether newly diagnosed or quite a way along your journey, his books are Australia's No.1 must-have read for patients.In Male Breast Cancer: Taking Control, John provides you with all the information you or your family and friends need to take control, maximize your survival, and find your path to recovery. It is also suitable for health professional staff and students.This book is written in John's approachable style, with more than 50 photographs and figures, patient stories and the use of botanical references and metaphors to explain difficult concepts easily. It is divided into three parts and has 20 control points where patients are guided through the process of making very important decisions regarding their diagnosis and treatment to put them in control. His first, award winning, best-selling book Breast Cancer: Taking Control was written for women with breast cancer and his second book DCIS of the Breast: Taking Control for patients with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) or pre-cancerous cells of the breast. This third book Male Breast Cancer: Taking Control now completes the series. Learn how to: * Know the difference between "man boobs" and male breast cancer * Have the right tests for an earlier diagnosis * Avoid under- or overtreatment * Ask your treatment team the right questions * Choose treatments for your breast and lymph nodes * Deal with stress, anxiety, fatigue, and sexuality during and after treatment * Understand when chemotherapy is really required * Get specific up-to-date information for male breast cancer and avoid pamphlets designed for females * Achieve a more positive state of mind through inspiring and motivating patient stories and key take-home messages Some key features: * "Traffic-light" colors guide you through treatment phases * 20 color-coded "Control Points" * Clear end of chapter "Warning", "Tip" and "Remember" icons and summaries * End of chapter take home messages * 10 real-life patient stories * Plain English style with garden and other analogies to explain your breast cancer and its treatment * Over 50 images and graphically designed diagrams * Over 70 hand-picked web links * Detailed glossary, key references and index (print version) Within this book, there is a wealth of essential information and insight that I really wish had been available to me when I was diagnosed 10 years ago. This book will definitely help many men diagnosed with breast cancer now, and in the future, gain strength, support and a positive state of mind. - Herbert Paul Wagner, Male breast cancer survivor, advocate and CEO of A Man's Pink Although male breast cancer is rare it is important that men feel comfortable to talk about it, to note that this can happen and not to ignore the medical signs, as we men have a tendency to do! Male Breast Cancer: Taking Control fills the information gap for male breast cancer sufferers. -The Hon Nick Greiner AC Former Premier of New South Wales, Australia