Guides to Understanding Breast Cancer
In this section, learn more about our guides to understanding breast cancer. These books and brochures address the unique needs of women newly diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and women with metastatic (advanced) breast cancer. Read descriptions of the guides, download free PDFs and order single copies or in bulk at our online marketplace.
Please use the links below to access the guides of interest to you.
Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
Learn the basics of breast cancer for the recently diagnosed. Find out about breast cancer types, pathology reports, the medical team, cancer stages, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, hormonal therapies, targeted therapies, clinical trials and second opinions. Explore questions to help you make informed decisions and find emotional support.
Guide to Understanding Treatment Decisions
Learn how diagnostic tests and pathology tests help your doctor build a tailored plan for your breast cancer treatment. Find out what questions to explore so you can make empowered decisions about surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, hormonal therapy and targeted therapy.
Guide to Understanding Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Our Guide to Understanding Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, created in partnership with the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation, offers information on common terms to know, risk factors, treatment basics, myths about this diagnosis and post-treatment concerns. Read the experiences of real women affected by triple-negative breast cancer and tips from healthcare professionals.
Guide to Understanding Lymphedema
Learn the signs and symptoms of breast cancer-related lymphedema, ways to manage your lymphedema risk, treatments for lymphedema, how lymphedema can impact your emotions and how to pay for lymphedema care.
Guide to Understanding Fear of Recurrence
The Guide to Understanding Fear of Recurrence explores the common worry that breast cancer could return. Find out why some milestones, holidays and situations trigger an emotional response; how to find support; and methods to manage your feelings.
Metastatic Breast Cancer Series: Treatment Options for Today and Tomorrow
Gain a basic understanding of advanced breast cancer and the treatment options available now. Find out how clinical trials work, when doctors
use tests to monitor success of therapy and about common metastatic breast cancer treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy and radiation.
Metastatic Breast Cancer Series: Managing Stress and Anxiety
Get practical methods to help lower the stress of ongoing treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Understand situational triggers and acute and chronic stress. Learn about methods of self-care, including getting information when and how you want it, exercise and mindfulness, talking with loved ones, spirituality, spending time with pets, the creative arts, cancer support groups, counseling and more.
Metastatic Breast Cancer Series: Understanding Palliative Care
Metastatic Breast Cancer Series: Understanding Palliative Care will help you make sense of palliative care and better understand the role it can play in developing a whole approach to treatment. Learn about palliative care, its benefits and the related options that support and sustain treatment. Understand how choosing palliative care can enhance your quality of life.
Getting Connected: African-Americans Living Beyond Breast Cancer
Our culturally sensitive booklet Getting Connected: African-Americans Living Beyond Breast Cancer will help you from the moment of diagnosis, through breast cancer treatment and beyond. African-American women affected by breast cancer discuss their reactions to diagnosis, how they made treatment decisions and where they found support.
We Celebrate Tomorrow: Latinas Living Beyond Breast Cancer
This culturally sensitive booklet shares the stories of Latinas with breast cancer. Explore your first reactions to a breast cancer diagnosis, beliefs and truths about breast cancer, ways to get good health care, breast cancer treatment options, getting support from family and friends and what to do after you finish active treatment.
