Reimagining Women’s Cancers: The Celebrity Diagnosis Guide to Personalized Treatment and Prevention

America's fascination with celebrities never gets old. From People magazine, with a readership of 43 million to Internet sites like JustJared.com with over 80 million monthly views, celebrity information not only sells, it educates people about important issues--including cancer. Information is empowering and reading about a famous person coping with cancer can not only be inspiring, it can save a life. That's what Reimagining Cancer exemplifies through each of the books in the series

Cancer doesn't have to be a death sentence. About half of all cancers are preventable and can be avoided if current medical knowledge is better delivered*. This new series, beginning with Reimagining Women's Cancers--focusing on cancer of the breasts, ovaries, uterus, cervix, vagina and vulva--provides readers with that critical information to help them manage, cope, and recover through a concise, easy-to-read style and format.

Beginning with a view of basic anatomy and an overview of how we view a particular cancer today, chapters flow easily into an explanation of signs, symptoms, diagnosis, scientific information and guidelines, and include a comprehensive survey of treatments and prevention. Woven throughout are stories, both medical and anecdotal, from women such as Angelina Jolie, Joan Lunden, Melissa Etheridge, Sandra Lee, Rita Wilson, Christina Applegate, and Suzanne Somers.

Education is the key, and by using celebrity stories, Reimagining Women's Cancers can attract countless readers who might otherwise not pay attention to an epidemic that is likely to affect them or a loved one.

* The recent World Cancer Report from the World Health Organization

Michele Berman, MD, a graduate of Washington University’s School of Medicine and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, served as Clinical Instructor at Georgetown University and George Washington University. While practicing pediatrics on Capitol Hill for 12 years, she wrote a monthly column in Washington Parent Magazine. In 2008, Dr. Berman founded Celebrity Diagnosis, which has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, USA Today and American Medical News. Mark S. Boguski, MD, PhD, is the Chief Medical Officer of Precision Medicine Network, Inc. He has served on the faculty at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, as a Vice President of the Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research and as the founding Director of the Paul Allen Institute for Brain Science. Dr. Boguski received the Regents’ Award from the National Library of Medicine and the Director’s Award from the National Institutes of Health. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, a former reviewing editor for Science magazine and past editor-in-chief of Genomics. David Tabatsky received a BA in communications and an MA in theatre education from Adelphi University. He is the author of Write for Life: Communicating Your Way Through Cancer, coauthor of The Cancer Book and editor of It’s Just a Word, both published by Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing. David teaches communication workshops and speaks at cancer centers nationwide.