Kenneth D. Miller, MD, a medical oncologist at the Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, is the past director of outpatient oncology at the University of Maryland's Greenebaum Cancer Center. He is the editor of Choices in Breast Cancer Treatment: Medical Specialists and Cancer Survivors Tell You What You Need to Know. Melissa Camp, MD, MPH is a breast surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Breast Center. Freelance writer Kathy Steligo, a two-time breast cancer survivor, is the author of The Breast Reconstruction Guidebook and the coauthor of Confronting Chronic Pain and Confronting Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer.
Educating readers about all aspects of breast cancer-from diagnosis to treatment, risk, prevention, and survivorship-this is an accurate, practical, and well-written book. -Cesar Augusto Santa-Maria, MD, MSCI, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Dr. Miller's 40 years of caring for people affected by breast cancer is in full view in this practical and accessible road map. A Patient's Guide to Breast Cancer offers valuable advice about negotiating the medical, emotional, and social challenges inherent in managing the illness while also supporting personal growth. An essential resource. -Matthew J. Loscalzo, Executive Director, Department of Supportive Care Medicine, City of Hope Cancer Center Every woman with breast cancer has a unique story, requiring individualized treatment and follow up care. The authors provide a comprehensive overview of breast cancer risk, diagnosis and treatment, while also sharing stories, and delivering hope of living well with and beyond a diagnosis. A must-read for patients and their loved ones. -Vered Stearns, MD, FASCO, Director, Women's Malignancies Disease Group, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine This book is written thoughtfully and empathetically and I would urge you to read it if you've received this frightening diagnosis. -Dr. Kathleen Thompson, author of From Both Ends of the Stethoscope:Getting through breast cancer - by a doctor who knows, Frost Magazine