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Coping With Chemotherapy
By N. Bruning (1986), New York: Ballantine Books.
A survivor of breast cancer discusses side effects of chemotherapy and effective ways of coping.

No Less a Woman: Ten Women Shatter Myths About Breast Cancer
By D.H. Kahane (1990), New York: Prentice Hall Press.
An educational, inspirational account of ten women who triumphed over breast cancer. Written by a health educator and breast cancer survivor.

Her Soul Beneath the Bone
By L.H. Lifshitz (ed.) (1988), Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
A collection of women's poetry on breast cancer.

The Cancer Journals
By A. Lorde (1980), San Francisco: Spinsters/Aunt Luts.
Notes from the diary of a black lesbian poet coping with the crisis of breast cancer.

Keeping Abreast: Breast Changes that are not Cancer
By K.A. McGinn (1987), California: Bull Publishing.
Written by a nurse for the lay reader. Discusses how to do breast self-exams, diagnostic procedures, and normal and abnormal breast changes.

The Woman Who Slept With Men to Take the War Out of Them (&) Tree
B D. Metzger (1983), Berkeley: Wingbow Press.
A two-part volume. Tree is the personal journey of a woman who discovers she has breast cancer. The author explores the metaphorical meaning of her illness within the context of her daily life.

First You Cry
By B. Rollin (1976), New York: New American Library.
An NBC news correspondent tells about her personal experience of mastectomy and life after cancer.

Recovering: A Journal
By M. Sarton (1986), New York: W.W. Norton.
A personal journal recording the experience of mastectomy within the context of everyday life.

The Race is Run One Step at a Time
By Nancy Brinker (1995), The Summit Publishing Group.
The personal story of the author's struggle and defeat with breast cancer and the loss of her sister to breast cancer. Nancy Brinker is the founder of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Beauty & Cancer: Looking and Feeling Your Best
By Diane Doon Noyes and Peggy Mellody, R.N. (1992) Taylor Publishing Company.

Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book
By Dr. Susan Love.
Probably the most comprehensive book written on breast cancer and treatment.

The Politics of Breast Cancer: Patient No More
By Sharon Batt

Breast Cancer: What you should know (and may not be told) about preventative diagnosis and treatment
By Steve Austin, M.D. and Cathy Hitchcock, M.S.W. (1994), California: Prima Publishing.
A discussion of naturopathic approaches to prevention and treatment of breast cancer. Excellent general reading and review of breast cancer literature.

A Woman's Decision: Breast Care, Treatment, and Reconstruction
By K. Berger & J. Bostwick (1985), New York: Ballantine Books.
Discusses options for breast cancer treatment and reconstructive surgery. Includes stories of eight women.

Spinning Straw Into Gold: Your emotional recovery from breast cancer
By Ronnie Kaye.

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