The sixth edition of Straight Talk about Breast Cancer rolled of the press in October.  The lead author is Suzanne Braddock, M.D., who is twenty-five-year breast cancer survivor. She wrote the book after her own double mastectomy and chemotherapy; she wanted to help other women who had pressing questions about breast cancer and its treatment. The book is used for patient education for hospitals and cancer clinics across the nation.

Straight Talk about Breast Cancer, 6^th edition, will roll off the presses in August.  The book explains how breast cancer is diagnosed; it also explains how it is treated with surgery and radiation therapy; the book also discusses chemotherapy along with hormone-blocking therapy and targeted therapies. This edition of the book marks the 25^th anniversary of the first edition of the book; it was the first book published by Addicus Books in 1994.  The lead author is Suzanne Braddock, M.D., a breast cancer survivor of breast cancer.