Breast Cancer Journal: A Century of Petals - Softcover

Following her breast cancer diagnosis, Juliet Wittman is suddenly thrown into the world of the ill. Given little time to consider options, she must make decisions about her treatment that will have far-reaching consequences. Should she have a mastectomy or a lumpectomy? Should she travel to another city for better medical care? With unnerving candor, Juliet describes her treatment from surgery through chemotherapy and radiation. She goes beyond her own experience, bringing the voices of other patients, doctors and nurses into the book. Although she's frustrated by numerous theories on the "cancer personality," she also explores, with healthy skepticism, alternative approaches from Chinese herbal medicine to massage and visualization.

Juliet Wittman began her reporting career on an "underground" newspaper in San Diego and later founded a feminist publication called Goodbye to All That. She is associate features editor for the Boulder Daily Camera, where she writes a health column titled "Body and Soul." She often gives talks across the country about breast cancer survival.