The biggest risk factor for breast cancer is simply being a woman. One in eight women in America will be diagnosed during their lifetime. Madhulika Sikka"s A Breast Cancer Alphabet offers a new way to live with and plan past the hardest diagnosis that most women will ever receive: a personal, practical, and deeply informative look at the road from diagnosis to treatment and beyond. Like many women diagnosed with breast cancer, Madhulika Sikka has a busy life, an allergy to cliches, and a knack for getting things done. What she didn"t foresee when initially diagnosed, and what this book brings to life so vividly, are the unexpected and minute challenges that make managing the world of breast cancer all the trickier. Madhulika had an inspired reaction to what started as a personal predicament: If she could not easily find a book to show her how to cope with cancer, then she would write one for herself and for all the women who, like her, need it. The result is an A-to-Z guide to living...