This extraordinary book reveals the experiences of twenty different women diagnosed with breast cancer. With extreme courage, insight, and compassion, the women uncover intimate perspectives of illness and recovery. In their own words, the women share how they have dealt with treatment, coped with emotional and physical stress, faced the threat of recurring cancer, strengthened ties with family and friends, confronted mortality, and developed new outlooks and philosophies. Breast Cancer is a remarkable book, ideal for health professionals, educators, students, patients, and their families, anyone interested in developing new insights into disease and living.