Cancer Time Bomb
Cancer Time Bomb

Author: Joelle Burnette

Publisher: Joelle Burnette

Published: 2012-04-24

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1475152213

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After finding out she tested positive for the BRCA genetic mutation, "Cancer Time Bomb" is Joelle Burnette's non-fiction narrative about her prophylactic journey to becoming a "previvor" and free from breast and ovarian cancers. Balancing a serious subject with sarcasm and humor, this powerful story chronicles Joelle's 3-year odyssey as she justifies slicing away healthy parts of her body that have high odds of producing cancer. While pressured by surgeons and family to take drastic measures that would remove cancer's potential threat, she offers insight into what it feels like to face these significant decisions while not having cancer, and knowing there's that miniscule chance the disease may never strike. Offering raw honesty, she reveals the darker side of choosing TRAM Flap reconstruction after a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy. She details the challenging, long recovery as she comes to terms with her choices and their impact on her as a woman, daughter, mother and wife. Breast cancer had already impacted or taken the lives of several family members. Moreover, it was supposed to kill Joelle's sister in 1994, according to the doctors' grave predictions. Regardless, 32-year-old Michelle suffered through powerful chemotherapy treatments and a painful bone marrow transplant to beat the odds and become a survivor. Thereafter, doctors had told the family, Michelle likely would die if she ever got cancer again. When she was diagnosed and survived a second breast cancer more than a decade later, Michelle's cancer triggered a series of events leading to Joelle's own battle to remain cancer-free. Michelle fought cancer again while the health of these sisters' father deteriorated after years of diabetes. All the while, caring for everyone was Joelle's mother, Arlene, who played the strongest supportive role. Arlene remained by her daughter's side while Joelle carried out the proactive steps to avoid cancer and stay alive for her two young children. BOOK BONUS: The author's tips on how to prepare for a TRAM Flap procedure. Find out what you may need to get set up before your surgery, items to have handy in the hospital, and what to have ready when you return home after your hospital stay. Parental discretion is advised.

Time Bomb
Time Bomb

Author: Joelle Charbonneau

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 0544416708

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Seven students trapped in their school after a bomb goes off must fight to survive while also discovering who among them is the bomber in this provocative new thriller from the author of the New York Times bestselling Testing Trilogy. Perfect for fans of This Is Where It Ends. A congressman's daughter who has to be perfect. A star quarterback with a secret. A guy who's tired of being ignored. A clarinet player who's done trying to fit in. An orphaned rebel who wants to teach someone a lesson. A guy who wants people to see him, not his religion. They couldn't be more different, but before the morning's over, they'll all be trapped in a school that's been rocked by a bombing. When they hear that someone inside is the bomber, they'll also be looking to one another for answers. Told from multiple perspectives, Time Bomb will keep readers guessing about who the bomber could be--and what motivated such drastic action.

Dangerous Boobies
Dangerous Boobies

Author: Caitlin Brodnick

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 2017-09-12

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1580056768

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After watching too many family members die of cancer, at age 28, public speaker and comedian Caitlin Brodnick was tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation and tested positive, indicating an 87% chance she'd likely be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. She had a preventative double mastectomy, thereby becoming an everywoman's Angelina Jolie. Dangerous Boobies: Breaking Up with My Time-Bomb Breasts goes in depth into her experience from testing to surgery and on to recovery. With a warm, funny, and approachable voice, Caitlin tells readers the full story, even sharing what it was like to go from a size 32G bra -- giant, for a woman who is barely over five feet tall! -- to a 32C. Engaging and open, she admits to having hated her breasts long before her surgery, and enjoying the process of "designing" her new breasts, from the shape of the breasts to the size and color of the nipples. While Caitlin's primary narrative explores the BRCA gene and breast cancer, her story is also one about body acceptance and what it takes to be confident with and in charge of one's body. Her speaking engagements and comedy routines have shown that the wider topic of breasts, breast size, and personal identity is resonating with younger readers.

Timebomb
Timebomb

Author: Joe Ardis Horn

Publisher: Defender Publishing

Published: 2018-02-15

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9781948014014

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Chronic illness. Obesity. Autoimmune disease. Cancer.Perhaps you are one of the millions of Americans manifesting symptoms of common chronic illness such as diabetes, Crohn¿s disease, lupus, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis, food allergies, leaky gut syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, or one of many other conditions. Or, perhaps you are unaware of the Timebomb in your system, only in the early warning stages of your body headed toward chronic illness or disease: showing signs such as fatigue, brain fog, energy ¿spikes¿ followed by ¿crashes,¿ digestive issues, hormonal imbalance, constant need for antibiotics, or even premature aging. If this is the case, the groundbreaking information within this work is imperative and will help you take charge in order to change the course of your situation. THIS IS NOT A WEIGHT-LOSS DIET! Timebomb is a revelation involving an avoidable national health epidemic more pervasive that anyone could have imagined and touching as many as 80% of all Americans whether they know it YET or not!In Timebomb, you will learn:· how the USDA and FDA have failed to eradicate and correctly label deadly ingredients being legally added to our food every day· the deadly truth behind GMO foods and how consuming them is a dangerous roll of the dice· the most common underlying (and often reversible) cause behind many common illnesses plaguing Americans today and what can be done about it.· how toxic ingredients are making you sick and impairing your mind· why the dangerous cycle of treating symptoms instead of identifying and addressing the underlying cause allows disease to hide beneath the surface and escalate, causing further damage to your body· the psychology behind food marketing· how big farming has corrupted our modern food supply and the small farmer just might be our biggest advocate for healthy, safe nutrition· practical, applicable ¿how-to¿ information that will empower you to take charge of your situation and begin to overhaul your diet· how the modern health epidemic, largely brought on by our food supply, is only the most recent tactic in a deeper malaise effecting creation dating back to the beginning of time

The Calcium Bomb
The Calcium Bomb

Author: Douglas Mulhall

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781594111013

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Is It Ticking In You? Someone with heart disease or cancer often also has calcification one of the most widespread harmful conditions in existence. In easy-to-understand terms, The Calcium Bomb describes a tiny blood particle that makes otherwise good calcium go bad, and which was recently implicated in arthritis, kidney stones, prostatitis, and many other till-now-untreatable diseases. The Calcium Bomb provides crucial information about a new approach to calcification, pioneered by scientists at NASA and Mayo Clinic, which has reversed the symptoms of of chronic disease according to published studies. "This concept is going to change the way we practice cardiovascular medicine. It is going to save millions of lives and billions of dollars." Cardiologist and medical radio show host Dr. James C. Roberts

Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation
Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation

Author: Committee to Assess Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2006-03-23

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 0309133343

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This book is the seventh in a series of titles from the National Research Council that addresses the effects of exposure to low dose LET (Linear Energy Transfer) ionizing radiation and human health. Updating information previously presented in the 1990 publication, Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation: BEIR V, this book draws upon new data in both epidemiologic and experimental research. Ionizing radiation arises from both natural and man-made sources and at very high doses can produce damaging effects in human tissue that can be evident within days after exposure. However, it is the low-dose exposures that are the focus of this book. So-called “late” effects, such as cancer, are produced many years after the initial exposure. This book is among the first of its kind to include detailed risk estimates for cancer incidence in addition to cancer mortality. BEIR VII offers a full review of the available biological, biophysical, and epidemiological literature since the last BEIR report on the subject and develops the most up-to-date and comprehensive risk estimates for cancer and other health effects from exposure to low-level ionizing radiation.

Beat Breast Cancer Like a Boss
Beat Breast Cancer Like a Boss

Author: Ali Rogin

Publisher: Diversion Books

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 1635767105

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Edie Falco, Sheryl Crow, Athena Jones, and other breast cancer survivors and “previvors” tell their powerful, inspiring stories in this collection. Drawing from first-hand interviews of successful, high-profile women from myriad industries and perspectives, award-winning journalist Ali Rogin brings together an all-star support and recovery team to inspire anyone confronting a cancer diagnosis, along with their loved ones. Learn how preeminent actresses, musicians, politicians, journalists, and entrepreneurs faced a formidable disease and put it in its place. In their own words, the women of Beat Breast Cancer Like a Boss inform and encourage other women by sharing their experiences and advice. Learn how they told loved ones about their diagnoses, navigated treatment options, and managed the work/life/cancer balance. Rogin, too, faced great uncertainty when she tested positively for the BRCA1 genetic mutation at age twenty. She found answers in the vibrant community of breast cancer survivors and “previvors” who also stared down the odds. With her brave decision to undergo a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy before even graduating college, Rogin joined this diverse sisterhood of women confronting breast cancer in its many forms with dignity, strength, and humor.

Dangerous Boobies
Dangerous Boobies

Author: Caitlin Brodnick

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2017-09-12

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1580056768

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After watching too many family members die of cancer, at age 28, public speaker and comedian Caitlin Brodnick was tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation and tested positive, indicating an 87% chance she'd likely be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. She had a preventative double mastectomy, thereby becoming an everywoman's Angelina Jolie. Dangerous Boobies: Breaking Up with My Time-Bomb Breasts goes in depth into her experience from testing to surgery and on to recovery. With a warm, funny, and approachable voice, Caitlin tells readers the full story, even sharing what it was like to go from a size 32G bra -- giant, for a woman who is barely over five feet tall! -- to a 32C. Engaging and open, she admits to having hated her breasts long before her surgery, and enjoying the process of "designing" her new breasts, from the shape of the breasts to the size and color of the nipples. While Caitlin's primary narrative explores the BRCA gene and breast cancer, her story is also one about body acceptance and what it takes to be confident with and in charge of one's body. Her speaking engagements and comedy routines have shown that the wider topic of breasts, breast size, and personal identity is resonating with younger readers.