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Taking Care of Your Girls: A Breast Health Guide for Girls, Teens, and In-Betweens | 
 enlarge | Authors: Marisa C. Weiss, Isabel Friedman
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 161381
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0307406962
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.19
EAN: 9780307406965
ASIN: 0307406962
Publication Date: September 2, 2008
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The real facts about your “girls” and how to take care of them
“Well, all my friends think they will never have breasts—and it’s not funny—because a lot of girls feel this way.”
—Elena, 13
“I went up two sizes over summer break! I started seventh grade with a ‘C’ cup. Then my breasts got weird pink stripes on the side. What happened?”
—Veronica, 12
Girls are as anxious and confused about their breasts as ever. That’s why Marisa Weiss, M.D., an oncologist and breast health specialist, and her teenage daughter, Isabel, decided to create Taking Care of Your “Girls.” Together, they polled more than three thousand girls and their moms and came up with a surprisingly huge list of worries and misconceptions. Based on their research, you’ll get answers to questions like:
• How do I know when I need to get my first bra—and what kind should I get?
• Do big breasts have a higher risk of breast cancer than small ones?
• How do I get rid of stretch marks?
• When will my breasts stop growing?
• How do I examine my own breasts?
• Will the size of my breasts even out?
• Do tanning, antiperspirants, wearing a bra at night, and talking on a cell phone cause breast cancer?
A groundbreaking book for both mothers and daughters, Taking Care of Your “Girls” is a practical guide to breast care and a girl-to-girl conversation about the feelings and emotions that come with the territory.
“This all-in-one, indispensable breast health guide captures exactly what teen girls and their moms really need: practical, easy-to-read, great advice. It’s one of the best gifts you can give to your girl.”
—Harvey Karp, M.D., F.A.A.P., author of The Happiest Toddler on the Block, board member of Healthy Child, Healthy World
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Breast Cancer Mom October 21, 2008
Survivor Mom (Greater Philadelphia Area)
I have two teenage daughters and was recently diagnosis with breast cancer. I am very open about my pre-menopausal disease with my daughters and also about my sister's pre-menopausal breast cancer diagnosis which was almost 12 years ago. As my daughters watch me go through the healing process and chemo, they express concern for me as well is what is in store for them in the future. The book, Taking Care of Your Girls: A Breast Health Guide for Girls, Teens, and In-Betweens has been a tremendous catalysis in fostering discussion and replacing fear with facts. It is written in a language that is comfortable and understandable for all. I have sent this book to several of my friends with teenage daughters and they share my sentiment about this book's value for healthy and informed breast health. I would highly recommend this book to all Moms/Daughters and it was especially helpful to our family and friend during this process.
Breast Development, Girls, and Their Fears October 8, 2008
Kelly J. Jadon (Florida)
From: www.BasilAndSpice.com
Author & Book Views On A Healthy Life!
Book Review: Taking Care of Your "Girls": A Breast Health Guide for Girls, Teens, and In-Betweens (Three Rivers Press, 2008) by Marisa C. Weiss, M.D. and Isabel Friedman
Marisa Weiss and Isabel Friedman call themselves a breast-doctor mom and teen daughter duo. Dr. Weiss is also the co-author of Living Beyond Breast Cancer, and 7 Minutes!: How to Get the Most from Your Doctor Visit. She is the founder of Living Beyond Breast Cancer, a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, has served on the National Cancer Institute Director's Consumer Liaison Group (2000-2007), and is the founder of the nonprofit Breastcancer.org.
Taking Care of Your "Girls" is in part based on a survey of over 3,000 girls from both public and private schools, grades 6 through 12, and their mothers. Divided into 2 sections, the book includes illustrations, identification of breast parts, answers to tough questions (ex. Why do some boys get breasts?), and provides insight into the minds of teenagers through feedback from girls surveyed.
Taking Care of Your "Girls" covers:
* Breast development from before birth and into puberty (over the course of 10 years) addressing the effects of genes, hormones, nutrition on growth.
* Self examinations: when to begin, how, what to look for. Also noted here are the several types of tests physicians conduct on breasts for evaluation (really great reading, even for adults).
* Stretch marks, acne, rashes, chafing, birthmarks, yeast infections
* What's up with nipples? Hair, bumps, inverted nipples.
* Normal changes--this is an important chapter regarding lumps, cysts, pain, and thick areas, and is especially important for the growing girl to read.
* Bras: Did you know that this idea began in Greece 6500 years ago!? Learn how to fit them, what kind to purchase, and know the need for wearing one.
* Surgical breast augmentation--explained but NOT condoned.
* Fears of breast cancer are faced and addressed: only 1 in 10 breast cancer diagnoses is a result of genes, it is more common in men than in women, older women are at higher risk, testing is available for those with gene abnormalities.
* Lesser risk factors are pointed out regarding smoking, lack of exercise, alcohol consumption, diet, hormone therapy, lack of breastfeeding, late pregnancy, etc..
The authors also explain how breast cancer is discovered and treated.
Did you know that about 90% of moms would like to discuss breast health with their daughters, but only 30% have done so? And did you also know that more than 20% of girls think that breast cancer could be caused by infection, tanning, drug use, stress, breast injury, or a bruise? None of these is actually a risk factor. Dr. Weiss and Ms. Friedman write, "Few girls know how to keep their breasts healthy."
Taking Care of Your "Girls" is more than a book about girls, breast development, and health. It is a tool which mothers can use with their daughters, to pass on knowledge and the gift of womanhood from one generation to the next.
5 Stars
Great Book September 15, 2008
Alice Riggs
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was surprised at how interested my daughter was in this book. She will learn all about health issues she is curious about and I can relax about covering all those issues with her. It's like I get another adult, the book, to help tell my daughter about her upcoming entry into womanhood. I will use this book as a teacher present and as a bat mitzvah present, because other girls and other parents will love this book too.
How good it is to feel normal! September 9, 2008
Amber Scott
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book brought back so many memories for me! When I turned 11 my mom gave me the book Our Bodies Ourselves, which made having my period seem far less deadly. So I romped into adolescence feeling educated and prepared, and everything happened according to plan. I got my period once and then didn't for almost a year, but I knew that was normal thanks to my book. Unfortunately, I also got one boob and then didn't get the other one for almost a year, and I had no idea that was going to happen. That summer of being 13 was one of the most embarrassing of my life... just try being a C cup on one side and a boy on the other AND spending every day of your summer at the neighborhood pool. After that year, when things evened out, the embarrassment subsided, thank god! Then my mom gave me a shower placard to show me how to do self exams, and I read the part about breast discharge, squeezed my areola and just knew I was going to die of breast cancer -- that I was going to be the youngest person ever in the world to DIE of breast cancer. Now, with two healthy, happy, albeit stretch marked beyond repair breasts, I realize that my fears were a waste of emotion. I was perfectly normal!! Taking Care of Your Girls is just the necessary volume to add to the collection of books All Middle School Aged Girls Should Get. It isn't clinical, but it is well-informed and helpful. It speaks to you like a good friend about things you're really not ready to share with good friends when you're that age. Thanks for finally writing this book, from me and my girls!
You Go Girls September 7, 2008
Jo Cavallo
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Taking Care of Your "Girls" is a comprehensive book on breast health every young girl and teen--and their moms--should read. Although written in easy-to-understand language by breast cancer specialist Dr. Marisa Weiss and her 18-year-old daughter, Isabel, the book never talks down to the young audience, but rather presents information clearly and precisely on what to expect as breasts develop and answers some common concerns girls have about their breasts. For example, why no two breasts are alike, even on the same person.
Taking Care of Your "Girls" not only deals with the cosmetic changes young breasts go through and supplemented with fun illustrations of various breast sizes and shapes, but also explains the difference between normal breast changes and what happens when breasts become cancerous. Rather than being timid about discussing the difficult topic of breast cancer, the book confronts girls' fear about the disease head-on, offering detailed explanations of how breast cancer develops, the risk factors for contracting the disease and how the cancer is treated. Perhaps even more importantly, the book empowers girls to take control of their long-term breast care now by establishing lifelong healthy habits such as eating a nutritious diet, exercising, not smoking and maintaining consistent weight.
Filled with quotes from girls about their experiences and concerns about their developing breasts, including the basics like how to shop for the right bra, Taking Care of Your "Girls" celebrates the differences in girls' developing bodies and answers questions adolescents are often too embarrassed to ask. Every girl will see herself on these pages.
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