After Breast Cancer: A Recovery Handbook
$45.69
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
26 April 2023
Summary
‘Once treatment stops, and people leave strictly managed clinical environments, survivors feel as though they had “fallen off a cliff edge”… feeling isolated and abandoned at a time when support is needed the most’. - Mental Health Foundation
From the final infusion to the five-year check, After Breast Cancer gives a step-by-step support package to coping post-treatment. It follows on from Sara Liyanage’s successful coverage of diagnosis and treatment in Ticking …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399808019 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 139980801X |
| Author: | Sara Liyanage |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Sheldon Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 26 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 152mm x 24mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
This is a wonderfully helpful, sensible guide for anyone navigating the challenges of life after breast cancer treatment. – Victoria Derbyshire
Sara has done it again. This brilliant book shows you how to cope with the physical, mental and emotional impact of an early breast cancer diagnosis. A must-read for you and your family. – Dr Liz O’Riordan
A brilliant and practical book for those navigating life after primary breast cancer. – Dr Anisha Patel
This great book gives a wonderfully comprehensive range of practical and emotional strategies to help you cope when the treatment ends - Sara holds your hand into the next stage of your life, after breast cancer. – Dr Zoe Williams
A cancer diagnosis leaves you irrevocably changed. Whatever the outcome, life will be different and there is no going back. Sara recognises this - not least through her own lived experience - and After Breast Cancer is her offering to all those facing this challenge.
This is a compassionate guide - meticulously researched and sensitively written - for anyone wondering how best to navigate life after the Big C. A perfect mixture of hope, realism and practical tips, After Breast Cancer will be a valuable resource for so many.
This book is honest and open and full of practical advice, coping mechanisms and tools. It is an essential resource for those embarking on life after cancer and we highly recommend it. Well done Sara and everyone involved in creating this much-needed book. – Stephanie Davies, founder of Life After Cancer, ICF trained coach and NLP practitioner
About The Author
Sara Liyanage
Sara Liyanage is a corporate lawyer and breast cancer survivor. She is also a patient advocate and runs the online support hub for the Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity. She is a regular speaker at cancer-related events, the author of numerous articles for the press, cancer charities, Huff Post, NCT, and Maggies. She has appeared on many podcasts and radio shows, runs writing workshops for people who have had cancer, and is involved in various patient advocacy groups and initiatives including the Thames Valley Cancer Alliance Patient Partnership Group (PPG).
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.