The Bottom Line
A great read for the breast cancer patient, caregiver, or anyone who wants to know more about breast cancer - male or female. If you want unbiased answers to your breast cancer questions, you will get them in this book.
Pros
- Written truly in layman's terms- free of medical jargon
- Patient narratives on subjects in just about every chapter; wasn't like reading a textbook
- Touches on all aspects of breast cancer from coping to surviving
- Very sturdy binding, will survive several readings and passings along to friends
Cons
- Not very many illustrations or images, but the images that were included are very good
Description
- This book really gave a fair and accurate desription about breast cancer and what to expect.
- The diagnosis chapter was written very well. It provided clear options in diagnosing breast cancer.
- Gives factual infomation for every step a patient goes through on their breast cancer journey.
Guide Review - Breast Cancer Basics and Beyond by Delthia Ricks
Considering the author, Delthia Ricks doesn't have breast cancer, she sure provides excellent knowledge that usually only a patient could provide. This is firsthand knowledge that I am speaking about. It's as if Ms. Ricks has "walked a mile in a patient's moccasins". I was very impressed that fact was separated from fiction, or even a possibility. This book will tell you what we know will work now for breast cancer, not what may work or what will work in the future. I liked that she didn't speculate on what "could be". Don't get me wrong, knowing what research will give us in 5 or 10 years in good, but when you have breast cancer NOW, you want to know what is going to help you now.
I have read hundreds of books on breast cancer and this by far is one of the best out of the bunch.
