Spirited Living With Advanced Uterine Cancer
September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
OSCEOLA, Ind., Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tatum Ink – Freelance journalist Rita Tatum wants to lowercase the "Big C" in advanced uterine cancer diagnoses. "Surviving cancer's okay, but living's more fun," insists the author of Sass cancer Back: Living with Spirit (Xlibris: 2011). In 2006, Tatum was diagnosed with stage IV uterine cancer.
"Early on, I survived like a deer frozen in oncoming headlights," Tatum says. "But faith, friends' prayers and timely doses of humor soon had me living again."
Uterine cancer, also called endometrial cancer, starts in the uterus' inner lining. Uterine cancer is the most prevalent of the gynecologic cancers. In 2010, 43,470 U.S. women were diagnosed with endometrial cancer; 7,950 died from it, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Tatum wrote Sass cancer Back to provide uterine cancer warriors a friend for their journey. She uses a holistic mind-body-spirit approach, taking on advanced uterine cancer as an equal, proactive member of the oncology team.
"Because you live in your body, you know far more than you realize. That instinctive knowledge makes you the expert. They cannot win without you," Tatum maintains.
For the mind, medical details about uterine cancer and clinical trials, as well as complex surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatment information are presented in an easily understood, often lighthearted style.
For instance, Tatum recalls staying "deathly still" for her first radiation treatment, while Pat Benatar's song "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" played across the oncology center's loudspeakers.
Tatum also provides questions to ask along the way and hilarious perspectives on the patient-oncologist relationship. For the body, Tatum shares tips and recipes for addressing fatigue, appetite, pain and other physical issues cancer and its treatments present. Her joyous spirit is protected by faith and prayers.
Filled with hope, confidence and refreshing laughter, Sass cancer Back is available in paperback and e-book editions from publisher Xlibris and booksellers worldwide.
About Tatum Ink
Founded in 1979, Tatum Ink offers freelance writing and indexing services to national and international publishers in print and electronic media. Owner Rita Tatum is an award-winning journalist with more than 30 years of published works on energy conservation; building construction and management; economic development and real estate; building automation; food science and nutrition; and other scientific topics.
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