To Be Alive

This guide by a cancer survivor and an oncologist addresses the fears, emotions, and physical concerns of women cancer survivors from a dual perspective. Many important issues are covered: adjustment to life after treatment, nutrition and lifestyle, the need to overcome cultural body-image expectations, psychological effects of physical scars, intimacy, communication with one's spouse or partner, pregnancy and motherhood, the sense of isolation, discrimination in the workplace, and much more. The authors include case histories of many women survivors.