From the Book - Seventh edition, Fully updated & revised.
The Healthy Breast and Common Problems
What Causes Breast Cancer and How Do We Prevent It?
Treatments in the Age of Personalized Medicine
Recurrence of Breast Cancer.
From the Book - Sixth edition.
The Healthy Breast and Common Problems
What Causes Breast Cancer and How Do We Prevent It?
Treatments in the Age of Personalized Medicine
Recurrence of Breast Cancer.
From the Book - Fifth edition.
The healthy breast and common problems. The breast and its development ; Variations in development and plastic surgery ; Common breast problems
What causes breast cancer and how do we prevent it? Understanding biology and risk ; Risk factors ; Tests for risk ; Prevention and risk reduction
Diagnosis and screening. Diagnosis : mammography, ultrasound, MRI, and biopsies ; Screening
Decisions. Introduction to breast cancer ; What kind of breast cancer do I have? ; Decisions regarding treatment ; Special situations and populations
Treatment in the age of personalized medicine. Surgery ; Oncoplastic surgery, reconstruction, and prostheses ; Radiation therapy ; Systemic therapy ; Lifestyle changes and complementary treatments ; After treatment
Recurrence. When cancer comes back ; Living with recurrence
Eradicating breast cancer : politics and research
Appendices. A, Drugs used for systemic treatment of breast cancer ; B, Resources ; C, The wellness community physician/patient statement ; D, Pathology checklist ; E, General physical activities defined by level of intensity
From the Book - Third edition, fully revised.
The breast and its development
Getting acquainted with your breasts
Common problems of the breast
Fibrocystic disease and breast pain
Breast infections and nipple problems
Diagnosis of breast problems
Prediction and prevention of cancer
Understanding studies and clinical trials
Diagnosis of breast cancer
Fears, feelings, and ways to cope
Living with breast cancer
Dealing with menopausal symptoms
The politics of breast cancer
From the Book - 2nd ed., fully rev.
Introduction to second edition --
breast an its development --
Getting acquainted with your breasts --
Variations in development --
Common problems of the breast --
myth of fibrocystic disease --
Breast infections and nipple problems --
Diagnosis of breast problems --
Diagnostic mammography --
Other imafing tchniques --
causes of breast cancer --
Risk factors: genetic and hormonal --
Risk factors: external --
Precancerous conditions --
diagnosis of breast cancer --
Understanding breast cancer --
Diagnosis and types of breast cancer --
Staging: how we guess if your cancer has spread --
Treating breast cancer --
Treatment options: an overview --
Prosthesis and reconstruction --
Complementary and alternative treatments --
Living with breast cancer --
Life after breast cancer --
When cancer comes back --
Metastatic disease: treatments --
politics of breast cancer --
Drugs used for systemic treatment of breast cancer --
Resources, references, and additional reading --
Regional support organizations for cancer and breast cancer patients --
Comprehensive cancer centers --
Chartered divisions of the American Cancer Society --
wellness community physician/patient statement.
