Women's Health

This book delves into the critical issue of cancer as one of the leading causes of death for women across diverse backgrounds, highlighting the alarming racial disparities across healthcare for women that affect mortality rates for Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color.

Kristina S. Brown is Professor and the Chair of the Couple and Family Therapy at Adler University. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Feminist Family Therapy and Editor of the new AAMFT Systemic Ethics Textbook. Dr. Brown is a feminist qualitative researcher with a broad focus on the experiences of women across identities as represented in her scholarly work. She lives in her "empty nest" in the Chicago Loop with her husband of 30 years and their two polydactyl cats, Cameron and Ferris.

Introduction: Women and Cancer 1. Diagnosis, Prognosis and Caregiving: An Autoethnography 2. Breast Cancer and Body Image: Feminist Therapy Principles and Interventions 3. Therapeutic Interventions with Families of Breast Cancer Survivors 4. Relationship of Optimism, Pessimism, and Dysfunctional Career Thoughts in Breast Cancer Survivors from the Bahamas 5. Gender Roles and the Family Life Cycle: The Case of Women with Cancer 6. Feminist-Informed Medical Family Therapy Principles and Techniques Across Biopsychosocial Systems Levels for Younger Women with Breast Cancer and their Partner