Husband's guide to breast cancer A complete & concise plan for every stage

Todd Outcalt

Book - 2013

Provides information on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer for the husbands and partners of women patients, and offers them advice on caring for and supporting their wives and on dealing with their own reactions.

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Published
Indianapolis [Ind.] : Blue River Press 2013.
Language
English
Main Author
Todd Outcalt (-)
Physical Description
191 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781935628323
  • Acknowledgments
  • Husband's Quick Guide to Breast Cancer: The Pocket Guide to FAQs & Answers
  • Foreword
  • Introduction: Initial Reactions to Breast Cancer: Understanding Her Feelings & The Shock Factor
  • Chapter 1. Your Initial Conversations: Learning How to Listen & Telling Her How You Feel
  • Chapter 2. What Does She Need?: Getting Into the Caregiving Game & Being Her Strong Shoulder
  • Chapter 3. What is Breast Cancer?: Understanding Breast Cancer & Treatment
  • Chapter 4. Your Allies in Breast Cancer: Selecting Your Medical Team & Suiting up for the Fight
  • Chapter 5. Family Matters: From Super Dad to Mr. Mom & Everything in Between
  • Chapter 6. Money Matters: Making Cents of Cancer & Keeping Your Financial Sense
  • Chapter 7. The Road to Recovery: Helping Her Back & Backing Her All the Way
  • Chapter 8. Facing the Future With Breast Cancer: Being a Breast Cancer Survivor & What This Means for Her
  • Chapter 9. Learning to Help Yourself: Coping With Cancer & Finding Your Own Way as a Man
  • Chapter 10. When You Need Help: Learning to Cope When Cancer Wins & Learning to Deal With Death
  • Chapter 11. The Next Chapter: Moving Toward Forgetfulness & Sharing Your Life Together
  • Final Thoughts
  • Appendix of Terminology
  • Helpful Web Sites
  • Other Resources
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Author Information
Review by Library Journal Review

United Methodist church pastor Outcalt (Your Beautiful Wedding on Any Budget) covers a perspective often overlooked in breast cancer narratives and reference works: that of the husband (or partner). Outcalt the pastor has discussed cancer diagnoses with congregants and their families, but Outcalt the husband has also been there for his wife during her treatment. He chronicles the basic time line of treatment similarly to most other books on the subject but makes it clear that husbands are deeply involved as supporters and caregivers and how they feel is equally important. Would pair well with John Anderson's Stand by Her: A Breast Cancer Guide for Men. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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