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Suggested Reading
The Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Nevada provides this list of books for your use. The list includes books covering topics of surviving, support, recovery, healing and health.
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Ovarian Cancer:Your Guide to Taking Control
by Kristine Connor and Lauren Langford
Publisher: Patient Centered Guides - Publication Date: 2003
This unique guide for ovarian cancer gives women crucial medical information to improve the chance for lengthy remission and cure, as well as emotional support for the journey. Although many ovarian cancers are discovered after they have spread, having information about surgery and best practices can be life-saving. For example, choosing a surgeon from the new specialty of gynecologic oncology for staging and de-bulking surgeries strongly impacts survival. Women need to at least consider newer chemotherapy and biological treatments in research trials. Women also want to hear the stories of others who live with the ambiguity of remission
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Living with Ovarian Cancer: A Time for Truth, Hope and Love
by Nina Davidson Arnold
Publisher: Morris Publishing - Publication Date: 2003
Nina weaves a positive and uplifting tale of her five-and-a-half year journey while undergoing continuous treatment for ovarian cancer. The elegant and thoughtful prose merges notations from eleven daily journals kept over the years of treatment. As the story unfolds it exposes the highs and lows of living in spite of the disease. The daily journals were an incentive to help her endure the over-whelming odds she faced with cancer, while allowing her to appreciate life through her faith and constant encouragement from her husband, family and friends. Her courage, faith, strength, and will to live give meaning to life while bringing a sense of normalcy.
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A Guide to Survivorship for Women with Ovarian Cancer
by F. J. Montz
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press - Publication Date: 2005
This comprehensive guide to ovarian cancer offers a wealth of information to ease the physical, emotional, and psychic suffering of women with the disease. The authors -- two Johns Hopkins gynecologic oncologists and a gynecologic-oncology clinical nurse -- put particular emphasis on the concept of "survivorship," or living life well in the face of daunting uncertainties. They stress the importance of self-determination: the right of each patient to be informed, involved, and in control of her care.
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Ovarian Cancer Journeys : Survivors Share Their Stories To Help Others
by Ayala Miron
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc - Publication Date: 2004
All of the research has reinforced that ovarian cancer is not a silent disease as was once thought and as is shown quite eloquently in this collection of stories.... The value of this collection of stories is that it helps raise awareness about symptoms, need for patient persistence, and the importance of being treated by a gynecologic oncologist." (Barbara A. Goff, MD Professor and Co-Director, Division of Gynecologic Oncology University of Washington School of Medicine) Women of ages 17 to 78 join to tell their true stories. Find out about the lessons they have learned along their ovarian cancer journeys; from symptoms to diagnosis, trough treatments, and survival.
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A Feather in My Wig: Ovarian Cancer Cured, Seventeen Years and Going Strong!
by Barbara Van Billiard
Publisher: Peter E. Randall Publisher - Publication Date: 1999
The courageous story of one woman's successful battle against ovarian cancer. An inspirational guide to living with ovarian cancer.
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Gilda's Disease : Sharing Personal Experiences and a Medical Perspective on Ovarian Cancer
by Steven Piver
Publisher: Prometheus Books - Publication Date: 1996
The first book on ovarian cancer for the general reader, this is a comprehensive, compassionate look at a disease millions of people first became aware of with the tragic death of comedienne Gilda Radner in 1989. Dr. Piver, a leading cancer surgeon, discusses the causes of ovarian cancer, preventative measures, classic signs and symptoms, diagnostic tests and genetic screening, the different types of ovarian cancer, the four stages in the disease's progression, and the most effective treatments. Gene Wilder's intimate commentary, letters from Gilda's fans, and excerpts from her book, It's Always Something, bring a personal perspective to Dr. Piver's expert medical advice.
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No Time to Die: : Living with Ovarian Cancer
by Liz Tilberis
Publisher: Avon Books, Inc., NY - Publication Date: 1998
Liz Tilberis lives a fabulously successful life: she studied fashion editing and became an editor of the British Vogue in London. In 1992, she became the editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar, and moved her husband and two sons to an Upper East Side brownstone in New York. She began her book by describing an opulent party she hosted in 1993 for all the big names in the fashion industry. This four-page narrative seems to represent her life: glamorous people and delicious cuisine, set against a backdrop of beautiful decorations. However, as she stated, no one at the party was aware of the fact that she had just learned she had ovarian cancer, and was scheduled for surgery the next day.
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No More Bad Hair Days
by Susan Sturges Hyde
Publisher: Longstreet Press - Publication Date: 2001
In the midst of her illness, Susan Sturges Hyde compiled a book of aphorisms that provide hope, laughter, and relief to any woman suffering the pangs and pains of cancer.
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Ovarian Cancer (Diseases and Disorders)
by Barbara Sheen
Publisher: Lucent Books - Publication Date: 2005
Ovarian cancer is the deadliest of all cancers that affect a woman's reproductive system. Yet, most women are unaware of the signs and symptoms of the disease. This interesting and informative book is a must-read for young women. It alerts them to the disease's signs and symptoms, as well as discussing causes, risk factors, treatments, and living with ovarian cancer. Discussions of gene therapy and molecular imaging give the reader a glimpse into what the future holds.
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Still with Me: A Daughter's Journey of Love and Loss
by Andrea King Collier
Publisher: Simon & Schuster - Publication Date: 2003
Andrea King Collier has used her mother's valiant but losing battle with ovarian cancer to write an honest, funny, empowering book that has relevance to anybody, anywhere, who has loved and lost a parent. And with it, she also deliberately breaks new ground in the African-American community by openly discussing cancer and terminal illness.
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Myths & Facts About Ovarian Cancer
by M. Steven Piver, Gamal Eltabbakh
Publisher: Oncology Group - Publication Date: 2000
Cancer specialists are well aware that women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are often asked to make quick decisions during a period of intense emotional crises. Written by the nation's leading oncologists, Myths & Facts About Ovarian Cancer dispels the many myths surrounding ovarian cancer, offering instead solid insight, facts, and realistic optimism. Heavily illustrated and punctuated with patient quotes, this handbook identifies the most current screening, and diagnostic techniques, treatment options, potential outcomes, support information, and much, much more.
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Views from the Other Side of the Looking Glass: Reflections on My Journey with Ovarian Cancer
by Terry Downey
Publisher: iUniverse - Publication Date: 2005
"Something was wrong--very wrong. Even the receptionist knew it. They would fit me in. Suddenly I was on a high-speed train--going someplace that I did not want to go. I didn't have a reservation. I didn't have a destination. It didn't matter. I had the symptom. I could come on board. |
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WIT: A Play
by Margaret Edson
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux - Publication Date: 1999
This Pulitzer Prize-winning play concerns the intersection of metaphysical poetry and terminal cancer. The character Vivian Bearing, a prominent professor, assesses her life during a traumatic hospital stay. |
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