Click Here to Order

This very instant, there is a war being waged around the world and every year more than 185,000 women are unwittingly drafted into the fight. Though the battles have claimed countless lives, today more than two million women have fought this war and have emerged victors. Still the road to victory is long, torturous and uncertain. The minefields along the way can be enough to deter some soldiers, and make victory seem unattainable. Still, they persevere, united in their quest to defeat the enemy – breast cancer.

In the war on breast cancer, no survivor emerges without serious battle scars and lingering wounds. According to Sharon Sorensen and Suzanne Metzger, both breast cancer survivors and co-authors of the new book "The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Living With Breast Cancer," from the first hint of a lump or suspicious mammogram through surgery and treatment and on to follow-up for the rest of the woman’s life, there are dozens of details and issues to be confronted and the need for support is ongoing. This book was written as an "in-print support group" for women battling breast cancer and for the family members and friends who care about them.

In this book, breast cancer patients will find the answers to the overwhelming number of questions that arise at each stage – questions that all-too-often are never addressed and sometimes are even avoided. For instance,

• How do you find your medical "dream team"?
• How will this affect your family and loved ones?
• What do you do about your career and your job?
• What are the aftereffects of the various types of treatment and how do you decide between the treatment options?
• What is lymphedema and can it be prevented?
• Where can you turn for support?
• What are the pros and cons of breast reconstruction versus a prosthesis?
• How do you handle the roller coaster of emotions that you experience before, during and following treatment?

The information in the book is based on the authors’ personal experiences as well as information gathered from the poignant and honest stories of more than 70 breast cancer survivors, including women who are currently on the front lines, waging hard-fought battles with the disease.

If you would be interested in learning more about the questions and issues that women with breast cancer must confront or how family members and friends can support their loved in their battles against the disease, I would be happy to send you a copy of "The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Living with Breast Cancer" when it publishes in mid-September. In the meantime, enclosed are some sample chapters and a table of contents for your review. I can also arrange for you to speak with Ms. Sorensen and Ms. Metzger.

Sincerely,

Gardi Ipema Wilks

PS -Macmillan will be donating $1 for every book sold to breast cancer