Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. What is Inflammatory Breast Cancer? 3. Diagnosis 4. Chemotherapy 5. Help - what should I ask doctors and nurses? 6. Where do I find sensible website info? 7. Operation 8. After your op - returning home 9. Treatment after the operation 10. How will I feel? 11. Radiotherapy 12. Hormonal drugs 13. Handling side effects from chemo and hormonal drugs 14. Complimentary and alternative therapies 15. Why have massage? 16. Now I want to know - where to find help 18. Carers and friends - how they can help 19. Food, weight gain/loss, what can I eat 20. Take a holiday - but where/how? 21. Doctors are humans - how to deal with them 22. Having fun - where to go for information on what's good 23. The help minefield 24. Regaining my life - and handling change 25. Contacts, organisation, charities, international agencies and other helpful people 26. Index