Breast Cancer: Where To Begin

Every woman fears breast cancer. Whether you have just been diagnosed or waiting to hear results, your first challenge is figuring out where to start this fight. This book is a simple guide to help breast cancer patients find their way on the treatment journey and to empower them in making treatment decisions.

Every woman fears breast cancer. Whether you have just been diagnosed or waiting to hear results, your first challenge is figuring out where to start this fight. This book is a simple guide to help breast cancer patients find their way on the treatment journey and to empower them in making treatment decisions. It is meant to serve as an easy-to-understand reference guide for women who are worried about breast cancer or who have been diagnosed recently with breast cancer. Under the current health care system, physicians often don’t have enough time available to sit with a newly diagnosed breast cancer patient and explain all that they want to, and often patients don’t remember the details of what is discussed because of the emotional turmoil of having a cancer diagnosis. This book is not meant to teach all there is about breast cancer, but to be a simple resource for women (and men) to have a solid starting point in their fight against breast cancer and something they can refer back to when making decisions regarding treatment.

Jamie D. Daniel M.D.,F.A.C.S. is a Board-Certified General Surgeon who focused on breast cancer diagnosis and treatment while in practice. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University of Central Arkansas and graduated with a Medical Degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She completed her surgical residency in Little Rock while receiving awards for best intern and best chief resident, as well as patient care awards. She was awarded America’s Top Surgeons award from the Consumers Research Council of America in 2010. Always a patient advocate, she organized an annual charity golf tournament to benefit the Susan G. Komen foundation, served as chairperson for the American Cancer Society’s Cattle Baron’s Ball, and helped organize a local breast cancer initiative. She lives in Florida with her son.