Do you trust your doctor? Are you willing to die if the advice you get is wrong?

You know all about breast cancer.  You examine your breasts regularly. You have a mammogram every other year.  You've read books and magazine articles.  You've talked with your physician and assessed your risk factors. You feel safe.

Ever hear of LCIS or DCIS?

LCIS is a form of breast cancer that you might have right now.  And you're not going to like what your doctor advises you to do about it:  nothing.

LCIS is a cancer that starts in the milk glands, growing unnoticed, undetectable. Mammograms do not detect it; physical breast examinations reveal nothing.

DCIS is a cancer that grows in the ducts in the breast.

Neither cancer forms a tumor that can be felt.

In 2002, more than 68,000 women were diagnosed with LCIS or DCIS breast cancers.

The book also provides information about:

• Paget's Disease of the Nipple
• Breast Cancer and Lesbians
• Breast Cancer and Black Women
• Breast Cancer in Men
• Risk Factors
• Myths about Breast Cancer
• Diet and Breast Cancer
• Preventing Breast Cancer
• Diagnostic Methods
• Surgical Procedures and Treatments
• Breast Reconstruction
• Your Emotional Health

An extensive Guide to Resources, both on the Internet and otherwise, is included. The book has an extensive 25-page index and a Glossary.

A portion of the proceeds received from the sale of this book is donated to breast cancer research.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John Simone has authored more than one hundred books, mostly about computer software and hardware, along with four trade paperbacks on diverse topics. He lives in Raleigh NC.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Inky Whelan is a professional artist and illustrator. She lives in Wilmington NC. Her superb artwork that was created to illustrate this book won two prestigious awards (see Awards below). Inky is available to illustrate your book. Contact her by e-mail through Three Pyramids Publishing.

AWARDS

The LCIS & DCIS Breast Cancer Fact Book was awarded a Distinguished (top level) Award from the Society for Technical Communication in 2002, and won an Excellence Award from the Society's 2002 International Competition.