Understanding breast cancer
Audiobook
Published:
01 Oct 2023
Next review:
01 Oct 2026
Edition:
13
This audiobook explains breast cancer, covering the causes and symptoms, diagnosis, staging and grading, treatments and clinical trials. It also talks about emotional, practical and financial issues.
with ID: MAC11616
In this audiobook
- 1 Information about this audiobook and other support from Macmillan
- 2 Introduction
- 3 About breast cancer
- 4 Types of breast cancer
- 5 Finding out you have breast cancer
- 6 Staging and grading breast cancer
- 7 Treatment overview for breast cancer
- 8 How your treatment is planned
- 9 Surgery for breast cancer
- 10 Before and after surgery for breast cancer
- 11 Radiotherapy for breast cancer
- 12 Side effects and late effects of radiotherapy
- 13 Chemotherapy for breast cancer
- 14 Side effects of chemotherapy
- 15 Hormonal therapy and side effects of hormonal therapy
- 16 Targeted therapy for breast cancer
- 17 Biophosphonates
- 18 Follow-up after treatment for breast cancer
- 19 Effects after treatment for breast cancer
- 20 Well-being and recovery after treatment for breast cancer
- 21 Talking to children about cancer
- 22 Financial help and benefits
- 23 Work
- 24 About our information
- 25 Other ways we can help you
- 26 Other useful organisations
- 27 Further resources
- 28 Can you do something to help
- 29 Information about this recording
Published:
01 Oct 2023
Next review:
01 Oct 2026
Edition:
13
This audiobook explains breast cancer, covering the causes and symptoms, diagnosis, staging and grading, treatments and clinical trials. It also talks about emotional, practical and financial issues.
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How we can help
Macmillan Support Line
The Macmillan Support Line is a free and confidential phone service for people living and affected by cancer. If you need to talk, we'll listen.
Financial guidance
Financial issues can cause worry when someone becomes ill. You may be able to claim benefits to help you in your situation. You may also be able to get financial assistance from other organisations.
Welfare rights advice and tools
There are lots of benefits that could help you after a cancer diagnosis, but the system can be confusing. Our Welfare Rights Advisors are here to help.