{"product_id":"after-the-cure-the-untold-stories-of-breast-cancer-survivors-paperback","title":"After the Cure: The Untold Stories of Breast Cancer Survivors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily K. Abel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSaskia K. Subramanian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2009 Association of American University Presses Award for Jacket Design\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe stories of 70 women living in the aftermath of breast cancer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChemo brain. Fatigue. Chronic pain. Insomnia. Depression. These are just a few of the ongoing, debilitating symptoms that plague some breast-cancer survivors long after their treatments have officially ended. While there are hundreds of books about breast cancer, ranging from practical medical advice to inspirational stories of survivors, what has been missing until now is testimony from the thousands of women who continue to struggle with persistent health problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter the Cure\u003c\/b\u003e is a compelling read filled with fascinating portraits of more than seventy women who are living with the aftermath of breast cancer. Emily K. Abel is one of these women. She and her colleague, Saskia K. Subramanian, whose mother died of cancer, interviewed more than seventy breast cancer survivors who have suffered from post-treatment symptoms. Having heard repeatedly that \"the problems are all in your head,\" many don't know where to turn for help. The doctors who now refuse to validate their symptoms are often the very ones they depended on to provide life-saving treatments. Sometimes family members who provided essential support through months of chemotherapy and radiation don't believe them. Their work lives, already disrupted by both cancer and its treatment, are further undermined by the lingering symptoms. And every symptom serves as a constant reminder of the trauma of diagnosis, the ordeal of treatment, and the specter of recurrence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost narratives about surviving breast cancer end with the conclusion of chemotherapy and radiation, painting stereotypical portraits of triumphantly healthy survivors, women who not only survive but emerge better and stronger than before. Here, at last, survivors step out of the shadows and speak compellingly about their \"real\" stories, giving voice to the complicated, often painful realities of life after the cure. \u003cbr\u003eThis book received funding from the Susan G. Komen Foundation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily K. Abel (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEmily K. Abel \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emerita at the UCLA-Fielding School of Public Health. She is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eHearts of Wisdom: American Women Caring for Kin, 1850-1940; Limited Choices: Mable Jones, A Black Children's Nurse in a Northern White Household \u003c\/i\u003e(with Margaret K. Nelson); and \u003ci\u003eElder Care in Crisis: How the Social Safety Net Fails Families.\u003c\/i\u003e Her book \u003ci\u003eTuberculosis and the Politics of Exclusion \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2008 Viseltear Award for outstanding book in the history of public health from the Medical Care Section, American Public Health Association. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaskia K. Subramanian (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSaskia K. Subramanian\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant research sociologist in the UCLA Center for Culture and Health as well as a visiting assistant professor in the UCLA Women's Studies Department. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 203\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.24 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47475517259954,"sku":"9780814707357","price":58.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/dce1e7946823359cc2b400c7ae62564c.webp?v=1779169545","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/after-the-cure-the-untold-stories-of-breast-cancer-survivors-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}