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1) Ma Ma
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2015.
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Oscar-winner Penelope Cruz delivers the performance of her career as Magda, a woman who is determined to live life to the fullest in the face of her recent breast cancer diagnosis.
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In this brave and deeply personal memoir, one of America's most beloved journalists, mother, andNew York Times bestselling author speaks candidly about her battle against breast cancer, her quest to learn about it and teach others, and the transformative effect it's had on her life. When former Good Morning America host Joan Lunden was diagnosed with breast cancer, she set out to learn everything about it to help her survive. With seven children counting...
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In the heartbeat of Miami, four women from varied backgrounds come together at The Breast Center, bound by a common challenge: breast cancer. From the anxieties of imaging and the intricacies of treatments to the weight of surgeries, their journeys become a testament to resilience, friendship, and mutual support.
But it's not just their stories that take center stage. The heartbeats of the center-its doctors, nurses, and staff-hold tales of their...
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By printing the abstracts of technical studies, the author provides the evidence that melatonin helps prevent breast cancer and helps avoid resistance to chemotherapy drugs. Melatonin also helps keep cancer cells from changing to the type that can spread and develop metastases. You will learn how both maximizing natural melatonin and supplementing with melatonin pills may reduce your risk for breast cancer. You will learn how exposure of your eyes...
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Suzy and Nancy Goodman were more than sisters. They were best friends, confidantes, and partners in the grand adventure of life. For three decades, nothing could separate them. Not college, not marriage, not miles. Then Suzy got sick. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1977; three agonizing years later, at thirty-six, she died. It wasn't supposed to be this way. The Goodman girls were raised in postwar Peoria, Illinois, by parents who believed...
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An absorbing and unsettling history of breast cancer told through the stories of women who have confronted it from ancient times to the present.
In 1967, an Italian surgeon touring Amsterdam's Rijks museum stopped in front of Rembrandt's Bathsheba at Her Bath and noticed an asymmetry to Bathsheba's left breast; it seemed distended, swollen near the armpit, discolored, and marked with a distinctive pitting. The physician learned that Rembrandt's model,...
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"Smart Business Problems and Analytical Hints in Cancer Research" is a pioneering exploration of the intersection between data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and oncology. Delving into 25 advanced questions derived from real-world cancer research scenarios, this book offers comprehensive guidelines on leveraging data-driven methodologies to address key challenges in the field. From genomic profiling and patient data integration...
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This book is dedicated to all the women and men who are struggling and have struggled with the challenges of breast cancer. I wanted to recognize all the people who lost the battle with cancer due to this dreadful illness. I want to thank all my friends and family for their constant support and for being present in our lives. Last, but not least, I want to thank God for keeping and protecting me. He has given me strength in my body and a message from...
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As she faced a future of treatment, surgery, and uncertainty upon her diagnosis with Breast Cancer aged 31, Claire turned to creativity for its healing powers. Finding strength in words and pictures alike, the young woman started a creative journal which became an outlet as each day brought new physical and emotional challenges. Through vibrant sketches that documented this difficult time paired with affirming captions alongside them, Claire found...
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One in eight women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. How does one handle hearing the words "You have breast cancer?"
Not All Warriors Carry Guns is a compelling story of one woman's battle to become her own warrior in life after facing a breast cancer diagnosis-not once, but twice. This is an intensely personal account based on author Melissa Kerwin O'Neil's two-time journey with breast cancer at a mere thirty years...
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Are you or someone you love dealing with breast cancer? Read one woman's story to see how she faced her breast cancer journey and came out the other side stronger and more alive. Diane Davies, breast cancer survivor/thriver, shares her private confidences and secrets of survival in Breast Cancer Saved My Life.
In this book, you will discover:
• Comfort
• Love
• Faith and prayer
• Family
• Friends
• Gratitude
Read about how Diane used these...
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Dance as though no one is watching you
Love as though you have never been hurt
Sing as though no one can hear you
Live as though heaven is here on earth
- Anonymous
For millions of women, the words "You have breast cancer" are a harsh reality. For Black women, those words hit especially hard as the mortality rate for Black women is staggering. It's a battle Karen Eubanks Jackson knows all too well. A FOUR-time breast cancer survivor, Jackson has...
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This is a book about my wife's nearly seven-year battle against stage 4 breast cancer. From my perspective as a husband and caregiver, the book attempts to describe how my wife responded to her cancer diagnosis and then fought against the disease with grace, courage, faith, and optimism. Included are explanations of my wife's medical treatment and the effects of that treatment on her body, mind, and spirit. My wife's fearless fight against a deadly...
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Hay muchos tipos de cáncer y lo mejor es que tomes conciencia de los síntomas o signos de cada uno para que no te sorprendas después de pasar mucho tiempo pensando en cosas y darte cuenta de que ya estás infectado con uno. Muchos tipos de la enfermedad del cáncer son difíciles de determinar, especialmente en la primera fase, que es una etapa vital para saber si tiene esto y poder tomar los medicamentos necesarios mientras la enfermedad aún...
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'You hear stories of people who are struck down with some form of cancer. You can't imagine what they and their families are going through. But sadly, we would find out soon enough.'
It wouldn't happen to them … until it did.
Jewel is an autobiography of how one son coped with the devastating blow of finding out that his mother, Julie, has breast cancer.
But that's only the beginning, as the cancer comes back more and more aggressive each time,...
17) The Wig Diaries
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The Wig Diaries is Mary Ladd's debut disrespectful cancer book, delivered with bold gallows humor to intimately address the gravity of cancer. The book invites the reader to bear witness to both the horror and the joke(s). Armed with humor and creative sensibility, Ladd robs her diagnosis of its dour weightiness. Refusing to tiptoe around the gnarlier elements of treatment and recovery, the narrative is powerful in its unvarnished honesty and infused...
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You have cancer. These are words people dread hearing. But when, worse comes to worst, push comes to shove, something wonderful happens. More people come together for support and encouragement. More people participate in "Race for the Cure" events, and more, people discover an inner strength within themselves that they never knew they had before. On the Wings of Pink Angels offers a gentle hand through this difficult time, sharing stories that inspire...
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"I'm sorry, it's cancer."Four words with the power to upend your entire existence and thrust you into an emotional whirlwind. As these words unravel, they unleash trauma, chaos, and threats to every facet of life–from health and body image to relationships, job, career, and future dreams. Thoughts swirl: What did I do so wrong to deserve this? How am I going to survive? Is my body going to be mutilated?Agalia Baker, a retired advanced practice nurse...
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"The Joyful Fighter: A Survivor's of Triumph Over Cancer" - A captivating and uplifting account of one family's remarkable journey through the depths of adversity, this inspiring tale illuminates the indomitable spirit that can be found in the face of a cancer diagnosis. With unwavering determination, unwavering optimism, and an unwavering zest for life, the protagonist navigates the challenges of their battle with Stage III Triple Negative Breast...
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