Resources and Education
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 Drug Guide
If you have questions about any of the medications that you are currently taking or are considering, visit the Drug Guide on the Sutter Health Cancer website to learn more.
Glossary of Medical Terms
Definitions of some of the medical terminology used on our webpages is available at: http://www.imaginis.com/glossary/glossary_y.asp
Recommended Books
We recommend the following books as well as those seen on the Imaginis Bookstore at www.imaginis.com.
Hope is Contagious
Margit Esser Porter, ed., 1997. A compilation of short hints and quotations from women who have experienced breast cancer. This book is inspiring and hopeful.
Our Gift of Love: Personal Stories of Breast Cancer Courage
Gibbons-Smith Publisher, 1997. Designed for newly diagnosed women, this book is a collection of first hand essays by women, their partners and family members, who have faced breast cancer.
The Race is Run One Step at a Time: My Personal Struggle and Every Woman’s Guide to Taking Charge of Breast Cancer
Nancy Brinker with Catherine McEvily Hariis, 1995. Nancy Brinker is a breast cancer survivor and founder of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, named for her sister. In this book, she tells her own moving story and discusses treatment options and statistics. All royalties from this book are donated to the Komen Foundation.
Your Breast Treatment Handbook
Judy Kneece, R.N., O.C.N.. EduCare Publishing. This is a user-friendly book that gives useful information about making treatment decisions and handling sensitve emotional issues.
How to Help Children Through a Parent’s Serious Illness
Kathleen McCue, M.A. with Ron Bonn. St. Martin’s Press, Gives advice and examples to help parents and caregivers understand and respond to children when one of their parents has a serious illness.
Moms Don’t Get Sick
Pat Brack, Melius and Peterson Publishing Company, 1990.
Dr. Susan Love's Breast Cancer Book
Susan Love, MD; Addison-Wesley
Healing, A Woman's Guide to Lumpectomy and Radiation Therapy
Rosalind Benedet, NP, MSN and Mark C. Rounsaville, MD
Recommended Websites
Please visit our Cancer Links Webpage for a complete list of cancer-related websites that you and your loved ones may find helpful.
 American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Susan Love, MD's Website
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