Understanding Your Diagnosis

I’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer.  What can I expect?
   
Understanding your diagnosis (link to Whole Woman). This web-based program provides a thorough, but easy to understand presentation of breast cancer to include treatment options and the role of attitudes in healing. Reviewing the knowledge section of this program will give you a good understanding of a breast cancer diagnosis, help you develop questions to ask your physician team, and explain how emotions, beliefs and attitudes can empower you.
 
Understanding your Treatment Step-by-Step Process Guide (link). This Step by Step Process guide is designed to be used with a health care provider who specializes in breast cancer i.e. radiologist, surgeon, plastic surgeon, medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, nurse breast specialist etc. Although this information is intended to give you an idea of what steps usually follow a breast cancer diagnosis, your treatment path will be tailored to your individual situation.

Taking an Integrative Medicine Approach (link). Healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit), including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative.  This guide explains the principles of integrative medicine and suggests different modalities to consider.