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    One Piece of Advice: Words to Guide You Through Early Breast Cancer
    One Piece of Advice: Words to Guide You Through Early Breast Cancer
    One Piece of Advice: Words to Guide You Through Early Breast Cancer
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    One Piece of Advice: Words to Guide You Through Early Breast Cancer

    By Yvonne Hughes

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    If you've just been diagnosed with early breast cancer, this is the book to help you through it.

    One Piece of Advice is a collection of short, digestible nuggets of advice about breast cancer. It's full of practical, positive and empowering information gathered from Yvonne's personal experiences and her conversations with other women, their families and health professionals.

    It will guide you through the various stages of treatment and recovery. It is a valuable resource for anyone with breast cancer or supporting a loved one.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateSep 5, 2013
    ISBN9780987469014
    One Piece of Advice: Words to Guide You Through Early Breast Cancer

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      One Piece of Advice - Yvonne Hughes

      Credits

      Published 2013 by Yvonne Hughes

      onepieceofadvice.com.au

      www.facebook.com/onepieceofadvice.

      Twitter: @onepieceadvice

      1st Edition.

      Produced with support from the Prostate & Breast Cancer Foundation and the Cancer Council NSW Cancer Information and Support Services Publishing Team:

      Illustrator and designer: Eleonora Pelosi

      Editor: Laura Wuellner

      Ebook production by Media Publishing Pty Ltd.

      www.mediapublishing.com.au

      Copyright © Yvonne Hughes. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or distributed in any printed or electronic form without the prior written permission of the publisher and copyright holders.

      National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry:

      Author: Hughes, Yvonne L (1974).

      Title: One piece of advice: words to guide you through early breast cancer / Yvonne Hughes.

      ISBN: 9780987469014 (ebook)

      Notes: Includes index.

      Subject: 1. Cancer – diagnosis. 2. Cancer – early detection. 3. Cancer – patients – care.

      4. Cancer – treatment. 5. Cancer – patients – services for.

      Dewey Number: 362.196994

      Foreword

      It has been said that there is no education like adversity. Many people who have experienced cancer believe it put life into perspective and taught them something.

      Yvonne Hughes is like many women – one day, she was going about her everyday life, and the next, she was thrown into the breast cancer world. As she went through the gamut of tests and treatments, Yvonne collected the most helpful thoughts and advice about breast cancer and created One Piece of Advice.

      Over the years, I’ve read several excellent books about cancer. One Piece of Advice stood out because, instead of telling Yvonne’s life story, it offers practical and digestible tips. Reading this book is like chatting with a trusted friend who is not afraid to tell it like it is. It’s ‘been there, done that’ insights into breast cancer, plus wisdom from health professionals.

      One Piece of Advice is a valuable resource for anyone who is going through breast cancer, or wants to support someone with cancer. I’d particularly recommend it to people diagnosed with breast cancer, but it would also be helpful for people with other types of cancer, friends, family members and carers.

      Gillian Batt

      Director, Cancer Information and Support Services, Cancer Council NSW

      Introduction

      Here’s the book that I would have liked to have had upon diagnosis.

      Welcome to One Piece of Advice. If you’ve just been diagnosed with early breast cancer, or you know someone who has, then this is the book to help you through it. It’s full of advice, hints and tips that I’ve collected through my own experience and the experience of other women, their families and healthcare teams.

      This book is called One Piece of Advice because I asked all the contributors: "What’s the one piece of advice you’d give to somebody diagnosed with breast cancer?" I encouraged them to keep it short and jargon-free – because when you’re faced with something as huge as breast cancer, it’s hard to take it all in, let alone try to figure out complicated medical terms.

      This book came about following my own breast cancer ‘journey’, which began in June 2011. When I was diagnosed I went straight to the library, but all I could find were scary medical texts or stories about people’s individual journeys. For me, these were often upsetting rather than inspiring.

      So, here’s the book that I would have liked to have found. The advice comes from a huge range of sources, both professional and personal. Most of the advice is practical, because there are lots of books of inspirational quotes out there. Instead, I’m giving you the wealth of advice available from the ‘been there, done that’ breast cancer club.

      And because no two cancers are the same, this advice is general enough to benefit everyone, but specific enough to be relevant. If you or someone close to you has

      been diagnosed with a different type of cancer, then this book is still for you – there are more similarities than differences.

      Make sure you take a look at the Resources section – it’ll point you towards more information and places to shop. There’s even a handy shopping list to help you get prepared. This book also has specific chapters for partners, families and carers, and friends who want to help.

      It’s been nearly two years since my diagnosis, and I’m out the other side feeling fantastic. But as you read, you’ll notice that a lot of this book was written while I was still going through treatment. I’ve kept it like this so you can see how I was feeling at the time. I know it’s hard to believe when you’re right at the beginning, but things do get better.

      This book was put together with lots of love. I, and all the contributors, wish you the best of luck and hope that the advice we’ve given you makes your journey a smooth one.

      Note to reader

      Many people have contributed to this book, and therefore it contains a rich variety of opinions and experiences. However, because they are individual opinions and experiences, some may not suit every single reader. It’s up to you to pick the practical advice you’d like to try, or the advice that resonates with you.

      Some of the quotes that aren’t attributed are an amalgamation of thoughts from people I’ve talked to. The rest belong to me. (I know it’s called one piece of advice, but there’s a lot I want to share with you!)

      All medical, dietary and physiotherapeutic advice contained in this book has been approved by the relevant professionals.

      Good luck with everything.

      Feedback – If you have any tips of your own that aren’t included here, please get in touch so your advice can be included in the next edition. You can send your thoughts to feedback@onepieceofadvice.com.au

      You can also ‘like’ the One Piece of Advice facebook page or read more at onepieceofadvice.com.au

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      Diagnosis

      Try to keep it together until you get properly diagnosed, because then you’ll have a problem … but also a solution.

      Sue Nash, breast care nurse, Prince

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