Lisa M. Schwartz

You are stronger than breast cancer.The journey through breast cancer is life-changing. There are complicated questions. There are intense emotions.And...there can be meaning. There can be growth.What you need is resilience. Inner strength.This journal will help you find yours.Here you have space to feel, to vent, to express, to grow, and to breathe. Inside you will find: inspirational quotes space to follow your progress note pertinent labs and scans keep track of your symptoms moments for stillness room for gratitude notes on your nutrition tracking guide for exercise This is for you at any stage of your journey: newly diagnosed, after treatment, or during treatment.

Every day we are bombarded by television ads, public service announcements, and media reports warning of dire risks to our health and offering solutions to help us lower those risks. But many of these messages are incomplete, misleading, or exaggerated, leaving the average person misinformed and confused. "Know Your Chances" is a lively, accessible, and carefully researched book that can help consumers sort through this daily barrage by teaching them how to interpret the numbers behind the messages.In clear and simple steps, the authors - all of them staff physicians at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in White River Junction, Vermont - take the mystery out of medical statistics. By learning to understand the medical statistics and knowing what questions to ask, readers will be able to see through the hype and find out what - if any - credible information remains. The book's easy-to-understand charts will help ordinary people put their health concerns into perspective. This short, reader-friendly volume will foster communication between patients and doctors and provide the basic critical-thinking skills necessary for navigating today's confusing health landscape.