Looking After My Breasts

Looking After My Breasts
Author: Sheila Hollins
Publisher: eBookIt.com
Total Pages: 59
Release:
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 1784581089

Going for breast screening can be worrying. For women with intellectual disabilities there is the added fear of not understanding what is happening. This book can be used to prepare women before going for breast screening, and to increase breast awareness. In the first story, Beth gets an invitation letter for screening, decides whether to go, has a mammogram and gets the results. The second story shows what happens when Beth is asked back for further tests. The third story is about Sue, who shows how she checks her own breasts. She knows what is normal for her and what changes to look and feel for.

Looking After My Breasts

Looking After My Breasts
Author: Sheila Hollins
Publisher: Royal College of Psychiatrists
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Breast
ISBN: 9781901242539

This book is designed to support women who are invited for breast screening. The first story explins what happens to Beth, from receiving the invitation letter for breast screening to having a mammogram and getting the result.

Getting On With Cancer

Getting On With Cancer
Author: Veronica Donaghey
Publisher: Books Beyond Words
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2018-06-06
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1874439664

This book is designed to support people like Veronica, who become unwell and are diagnosed as having cancer. In this story, Veronica visits her GP, who refers her to a hospital consultant. She has a chest X-ray and then is admitted to hospital for an operation. After the operation, the consultant tells Veronica that she has cancer, but that "it's not all bad news", some cancers can be cured. She goes on to receive radiotherapy and then chemotherpay sessions. After the chemotherapy has finished, Veronica feels better. She is glad the treatment is finished. She hopes the cancer is cured. The story is divided into different sections highlighting the different experiences that cancer patients may have.

Keep Your Breasts!

Keep Your Breasts!
Author: Susan Moss
Publisher: Re: Source Publications
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1994
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780964232907

Breasts: The Owner's Manual

Breasts: The Owner's Manual
Author: Kristi Funk
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2018-05-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0785218823

A national bestseller! Breast cancer surgeon Dr. Kristi Funk offers a comprehensive and encouraging approach to breast care and breast cancer. Empower yourself with facts and strategies to understand your breasts, reduce your cancer risk, and open your eyes to interventions and treatments. Most women don’t want to hear about breast cancer unless they have it and need to make some decisions, but these days news about breast cancer—the number one killer of women ages twenty to fifty-nine—is everywhere. Chances are you know someone who has had it. But did you know that choices you make every day bring you closer to breast cancer—or move you farther away? That there are ways to reduce your risk factors? And that many of the things you’ve heard regarding the causes of breast cancer are flat-out false? Based on Dr. Kristi Funk’s experience as a board-certified breast cancer surgeon, she knows for a fact that women have the power to reduce breast cancer risk in dramatic ways. Many women believe that family history and genetics determine who gets breast cancer, but that’s not true for most people. In fact, 87 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer do not have a single first-degree relative with breast cancer. This book will help you: Learn the breast-health basics that every woman should know Reduce your cancer risk and recurrence risk based on food choices and healthy lifestyle changes backed by rigorous scientific research Understand the controllable and uncontrollable risk factors for breast cancer Outline your medical choices if you're at elevated risk for or are already navigating life with breast cancer There have been few solid guidelines on how to improve your breast health, lower your risk of getting cancer, and make informed medical choices after treatment—until now. With her book available in 10 languages and in more than 30 countries, Dr. Funk is passionate about her mission of educating as many women as possible about what they can do to stop breast cancer before it starts. Praise for Breasts: The Owner’s Manual: “Dr. Funk writes Breasts: The Owner’s Manual just like she talks: with conviction, passion, and a laser focus on you.”—Dr. Mehmet Oz, Host of The Dr. Oz Show “Breasts: The Owner’s Manual will become an indispensable and valued guide for women looking to optimize health and minimize breast illness.”—Debu Tripathy, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Breast Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center “Breasts: The Owner’s Manual not only provides a clear path to breast health, but a road that leads straight to your healthiest self. As someone who has faced breast cancer, I suggest you follow it.”—Robin Roberts, Co-anchor, Good Morning America

Breast Cancer Husband

Breast Cancer Husband
Author: Marc Silver
Publisher: Rodale
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2004-09-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1579548334

A guide for men whose wives contract breast cancer offers emotional support and advice every husband needs, including guidance from breast cancer doctors and the shared experiences of those who have gone through the same ordeal. Original. 30,000 first printing.

Keeping Healthy 'Down Below'

Keeping Healthy 'Down Below'
Author: Sheila Hollins
Publisher: eBookIt.com
Total Pages: 68
Release:
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 1784581119

Having a smear test can be worrying. For women with learning disabilities there is the added fear of not understanding what is happening. This book will help to prepare and support women like Carol who are invited to have a smear test. It begins with a nurse telling Carol and her friends how to stay healthy 'down below'. It goes on to explain what happens to Carol, from receiving the invitation for a smear test, making the preliminary visit to the GP practice and deciding whether she will have the smear or not, to having the smear and receiving the results. We then see her being recalled for a further test.

Things Better Than BOOBS

Things Better Than BOOBS
Author: Theodore Rasbury
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2009-05-11
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1468526626

Things Better than BOOBS is creative, suspenseful, sarcastic, and laughter provoking all at once. It’s hilarious and clever take-home message campaigns loudly for an agreeably timeless yet generally unspoken notion. It is a brilliant gift idea for any humorous occasion and a must have on any book shelf or coffee table where sarcasm meets intellectual wit.

Breasts

Breasts
Author: Genʼichirō Yagyū
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 1999
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Breasts tells it like it is - and like it should be! Exploring the inner workings of breasts and their important role in feeding the babies of the world, it gives, in a funny and direct way, information children want and need about their anatomy.

Looking After My Balls

Looking After My Balls
Author: Sheila Hollins
Publisher: Books Beyond Words
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2018-06-06
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1874439850

It is important for every man to check his balls (testicles) regularly and to see his doctor immediately if he finds any changes that are not normal for him. You can use pictures and information in this book to help men with intellectual disabilties to learn more about thir testicles and about how to look after them.