The Breast Cancer Survivor's Fitness Plan (Harvard Medical School Guides)
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The only breast cancer recovery program designed by a Harvard doctor and survivor and approved by the American Council on Exercise (ACE)
Feel healthy again. Regain control of your life.
Exciting new research reveals that regular exercise can reduce the chance of breast cancer recurrence and extend your life. Exercise can also help you recover energy, strength, and flexibility diminished by lifesaving breast cancer treatments.
Dr. Carolyn Kaelin is a leading breast cancer surgeon who understands the important links among exercise, recovery, and the quality of life--and she is a breast cancer survivor, too. Designed with master trainers Josie Gardner and Joy Prouty, The Breast Cancer Survivor's Fitness Plan features effective, inspiring workouts tailored for each type of surgery and adapted for differing fitness levels.
Feel strong again and
- Improve your flexibility and balance
- Rebuild your muscles
- Protect your bones
- Enhance your appearance, vitality, and all-around health
For more information on Dr. Kaelin about breast cancer treatment and recovery, read her award-winning book Living Through Breast Cancer.
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This is a great book for women with breast cancer who want to be strong or stay strong. It has great information on what kind of exercise we need and has specific exercises for our various surgeries. When I started chemo everyone told me that 80% of women gain weight. I was lucky to find a local fitness program for people with cancer (Living Strong Living Well) and I was able to work out during the time I took Taxol. Not only did I not gain weight but I know how to lift weights and feel so strong. This book will now help me get through Tamoxifen and work on being fit for life. Well done!
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Excellent Exercise Options-It’s important to know what will work for you and for your situation. Very well explained and good illustrations.
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For someone searching for information and answers, this is an excellent source. As a breast cancer patient, I was looking for information sources to help me learn, understand, cope and come through as a survivor, and this book is definitely on my list of recomended reading for anyone else searching. Very informative, well-laid out and full of tips and hints for coping with treatment as well as afterwards.
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For anyone diagnosed with breast cancer this fitness guide is certain to be helpful. My physical therapist was very impressed with its scope (encompassing each type of surgery/cancer treatment) and the carefully detailed explanation of each exercise. There are thousands of cancer survivorship guides out there. This one is a winner.
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I have truly enjoyed using and referring this book to many persons recovering from breast cancer. I found it on line about 3 weeks out of my first breast cancer surgery, I have found the information in it to be a life saver. I will always hold this book close to my heart, for getting me throught some very hard times.
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It is important to stay fit, when fighting any disease. It helps keep you stronger, and healthier. If you need the motivation, this book is for you!
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This is a great book that gives a lot of accurate information. I found that if you already have breast cancer, a lot of this information is duplicate from what you can get at any good cancer center for free, but it is all combined into one book rather than tons of brochures. It’s a good reference and when everyone around you has an opinion, you can go to this book for the right answers. Would make a great gift for a newly diagnosed patient.
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I received this book 2 days after I ordered it and did not use fast delivery. I had my mastectomy 9/11 and I was not told about exercising until last week. Then I could not get into the therapy program until Dec 23. I have really been hurting and lots of fluid. I finally went on line and learned about exercising before I ordered this book. In the last hour – I have learned so much. Also the exercise pictures really shows you what to do. By the time I get to therapy – I hope to be doing well. I rate this book an 5 plus.
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My wife is currently undergoing treatment and this excellent text provides much valuable information to assist her in her recovery. This is a higly recommended “how to” book filled with practical fitness ideas and approaches, written by people who know whereof they speak. Buy it!
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This is the most informative book I found on physicaly recovering from mastectomy. It is full of information on excercises you can do after to help you recover faster with less complications. I wish I had found it before my surgery. You are sent home with instructions on what not to do but nothing on what you can do. I also bought a copy for my surgeon. The more you know the better you will do.