Breast Cancer
Published on 21. December 1989
Book
Hardback
258 pages
978-0-471-56230-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volume provides an up-to-date and concise resource for the management of breast cancer. Special features include coverage of the direct impact of breast cancer pathology upon treatment options; newly established international staging system; clear utility of biological markers for monitoring the course of the disease; current controversies in adjuvant therapy; alternative methods of management (eg modified mastectomy, lumpectomy) and effective use of multiple therapies for prolonged survival. The text will benefit oncologists, primary care physicians, obstetricians, gynaecologists, and any medical personnel involved with the study, diagnosis or treatment of breast cancer.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 181 mm
Weight
879 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-56230-6 (9780471562306)
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Content
Incidence and Mortality of Breast Cancer (J. Young); Diet, Alcohol, and Breast Cancer (J. Potter); Breast Examination (E. Scanlon); Mammography (G. Dodd); Initial Intervention and Biopsy (W. Gallagher & W. Wood); Pathology of Breast Carcinoma (T. Perrone); Biological Features of Breast Cancer (D. Kiang); The TNM System for Classification and Staging of Breast Cancer (R. Hutter); Definitive Surgery for Stages I and II Breast Cancer (W. Wood); Conservative Surgery and Radiation Therapy for Stages I and II Breast Cancer (J. Boyages & J. Harris); Adjuvant Systemic Therapy of Breast Cancer (I. Henderson); The Evolving Approach to Stage III Breast Cancer (J. Abrams & J. Aisner); Hormonal Treatment of Advanced Breast Cancer (R. Saez & C. Osborne); Advanced Breast Cancer Management: Chemotherapy (S. Taylor); Breast Reconstruction (J. Sinow & B. Cunningham); Psychological Issues in the Management of Women with Breast Cancer (D. LaRocca & J. Holland); Guidelines for the Management of Breast Cancer: A Treatment Summary (D. Rausch, et al.); Index.