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"Reading with Friends Like Me™" Resource List
Opinions expressed in these books are those of the authors and inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement by the PBCC.  

The PBCC surveyed breast cancer survivors about reading materials they would suggest to a friend. These are their recommendations. If you have any additional recommendations, please email Kim at kim@pabreastcancer.org.

Do you have any of these books you would like to donate? The PBCC would love donations of these books to place in Friends Like Me™ care packages which are sent to Pennsylvania women newly diagnosed with breast cancer at no cost to them. Please email Kim at kim@pabreastcancer.org or send to: PA Breast Cancer Coalition, c/o Doneckers Complex, 287 Duke St, Ephrata, PA 17522.

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Cover Title Author Publisher Year ISBN
cover 100 Questions & Answers about Breast Cancer
Zora Brown & LaSalle D. Lefall, Jr., MD Jones & Bartlett Publishers 2003 076371853X

100 Questions & Answers for Women Living with Cancer:
A Practical Guide for Survivorship

Michael L. Krychman, MD

Jones & Bartlett Publishers

2007

0763739243

cover

A Cancer Battle Plan: Six Strategies for Beating Cancer, from a Recovered "Hopeless Case"

Anne E. Frahm & David J. Frahm

Putnam Publishing Group

1998

087477893X

cover

Aftershock: From Cancer Diagnosis to Healing

Puja, A.J. Thomson

Roots & Wings Publishing

2007

1928663052

cover

A Woman's Decision: Breast Care, Treatment and Reconstruction

Karen Berger, MD & John Bostwick, III, MD

St. Martin's Press

1998 3rd Ed.

0312182295

cover

Bigger Than Pink

Lori C. Lober, CSP, MIRM authorHouse 2006 1418430129
cover Breast Cancer: Covered or Not? A Guide on Insurance Dr. Linda M. Rhodes and Pat Halpin-Murphy Pascoe Publishing, Inc. 2006 1929862539
cover

Breast Cancer: Real Questions, Real Answers

David Chan, MD Marlowe & Company 2006 156924314X
cover

Breast Cancer There and Back: A Woman to Woman Guide

Jami Bernard

Warner Books

2001

0446677531

cover

Choices in Breast Cancer Treatment: Medical Specialists and Cancer Survivors Tell You What You Need to Know

Edited by Kenneth D. Miller, MD

The Johns Hopkins University Press

2008

9780801886850

cover

Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer

Michael Lerner

MIT Press

1996

0262621045

cover

Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book

Susan M. Love, MD

Perseus Publishing

2000 - 3rd Ed.

0738202355

cover

Fighting for Our Future : How Young Women Find Strength, Hope, and Courage While Taking Control of Breast Cancer

Beth Murphy

McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books

2003

0071409254

cover The Healing Consciousness: A Doctor’s Journey to Healing Beth Baughman DuPree, MD WovenWord Press 2006 0976667843
cover

Living Beyond Breast Cancer

Marisa Weiss, MD and Ellen Weiss Three Rivers Press 1998 0812930665
cover Navigating Breast Cancer: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2007 0763741280
cover Nordie’s at Noon: The Personal Stories of Four Women “Too Young” for Breast Cancer By Patti Balwanz, Kim Carlos, Jennifer Johnson, Jana Peters Da Capo Press 2006 0738210862
cover

Show Me: A Photo Collection of Breast Cancer Survivors' Lumpectomies, Mastectomies, Breast Reconstructions and Thoughts on Body Image

Penn State Hershey Medical Center Support Group

Visit:
www.hmc.psu.edu/womens/showme
to order

2001 - 2nd Ed.

n/a

cover

Take Charge of Your Breast Cancer: A Guide to Getting the Best Possible Treatment

John Link, MD

Owl Books

2002

0805070567

cover

The Breast Cancer Book

 

Ruth H. Grobstein, MD, PhD Yale University Press 2005 0300104138
cover

The Breast Cancer Survival Manual: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Woman With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer

John Link, MD

Owl Books

2003 - 3rd Ed.

0805070591

cover

The Race Is Run One Step at a Time: Every Woman's Guide to Taking Charge of Breast Cancer & My Personal Story

Nancy G. Brinker

Summit Publishing Group

1995

156530182X

Tools & Tips from the Trenches: Breast Cancer

Mary Olsen Kelly

Books Beyond Borders

2006

0977894606

cover

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

Christiane Northrup, MD

Bantam

2002-Rev. Ed.

0553382098

cover

Your Breast Cancer Treatment Handbook

Judy C. Kneece

Edu Care Inc.

1995

188666501X

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