@article{1479487,
      recid = {1479487},
      author = {Abel, Emily K.,  and Ganz, Patricia A.,  and Subramanian,  Saskia K., },
      title = {After the Cure : The Untold Stories of Breast Cancer  Survivors /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title2009 Association of  American University Presses Award for Jacket DesignChemo  brain. Fatigue. Chronic pain. Insomnia. Depression. These  are just a few of the ongoing, debilitating symptoms that  plague some breast-cancer survivors long after their  treatments have officially ended. While there are hundreds  of books about breast cancer, ranging from practical  medical advice to inspirational stories of survivors, what  has been missing until now is testimony from the thousands  of women who continue to struggle with persistent health  problems.After the Cure is a compelling read filled with  fascinating portraits of more than seventy women who are  living with the aftermath of breast cancer. Emily K. Abel  is one of these women. She and her colleague, Saskia K.  Subramanian, whose mother died of cancer, interviewed more  than seventy breast cancer survivors who have suffered from  post-treatment symptoms. Having heard repeatedly that "the  problems are all in your head," many don't know where to  turn for help. The doctors who now refuse to validate their  symptoms are often the very ones they depended on to  provide life-saving treatments. Sometimes family members  who provided essential support through months of  chemotherapy and radiation don't believe them. Their work  lives, already disrupted by both cancer and its treatment,  are further undermined by the lingering symptoms. And every  symptom serves as a constant reminder of the trauma of  diagnosis, the ordeal of treatment, and the specter of  recurrence.Most narratives about surviving breast cancer  end with the conclusion of chemotherapy and radiation,  painting stereotypical portraits of triumphantly healthy  survivors, women who not only survive but emerge better and  stronger than before. Here, at last, survivors step out of  the shadows and speak compellingly about their "real"  stories, giving voice to the complicated, often painful  realities of life after the cure.This book received funding  from the Susan G. Komen Foundation.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1479487},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814707777.001.0001},
}