Heather Goodare, herself a breast cancer survivor, addresses the interaction of life events, body, and mind in women’s experiences of breast cancer, through the stories of famous women in history who suffered from it. Remarkable life histories well told, and insights for clinicians.

Heather Goodare ran a breast cancer support group in West Sussex for many years. She was Chair of Breast Cancer UK for five years and was the first patient representative on the British Medical Journal editorial board, from 1995 to 1999. She has peer-reviewed for medical and psychological books and journals and written many articles on the patient’s perspective in research.