Synopses & Reviews
A unique guide, like none other on the market-packed with medical information, practical tips, psychological insight, and coping strategies-to help men help the women they love through this trying time.
When Marc Silver became a breast cancer husband three years ago, he learned firsthand how frightened and helpless the breast cancer husband feels. He searched in vain for a book that would give him the information and advice he so desperately sought. Now this award-winning journalist has compiled just the kind of emotionally supportive and useful resource that he wished he had been able to consult-to give men the tools they need to help their wives, their families, and themselves through this scary, uncertain time.
In his years as a consumer journalist and veteran of the News You Can Use staff at U.S. News & World Report, Marc Silver learned what kind of information and advice on medical crises readers found most valuable. He draws on that experience as he covers in depth all the issues couples coping with breast cancer will have to face during diagnosis, treatment, and beyond. Highlights include:
- The shared experiences of other breast cancer husbands
- Guidance from top cancer doctors in the country
- Advice on when, how, and what to tell your young children
- Tips on coping with radiation and chemotherapy
- A candid discussion of sex and intimacy following breast cancer surgery
More than 200,000 women are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States. At last, with this book, the men who love them have a road map to help them through a difficult and unprecedented journey.
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"The book that breast cancer patients and their families have been waiting for. Here's a practical guide for the too many husbands who will need it." Cokie Roberts, news analyst and breast cancer survivor
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"When breast cancer happens to the woman you love, all you want to do is fix it and make it go away. This terrific book gives partners the useful and sensitive answers they need to so many of the how-tos, what-ifs, and when-wills that come up along the way." Marisa Weiss, M.D., founder and president of breastcancer.org
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"No one should face breast cancer alone. But how does a husband support his wife when he may be feeling frustrated, sad, and angry himself? Author Marc Silver fills an essential niche with his book, Breast Cancer Husband, offering emotional support and practical advice to help men be compassionate caregivers everything from tips for talking to children to a frank discussion of sexuality and intimacy." Nancy G. Brinker, founder of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
About the Author
Marc Silver is an editor at U.S. News & World Report. He has been a guest on the
Today Show,
Good Morning America, and various CNN and CNBC programs, and has contributed freelance stories to the
New York Times, the
Washington Post, and other publications. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.