| Edition |
Fifth edition, Bantam fifth trade paperback edition. |
| Description |
xi, 420 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-405) and index. |
| Contents |
bk. I: From suspicion to diagnosis. How can a book help me? -- Getting started -- What's gone wrong? -- Diagnosis -- Pathology -- After the diagnosis -- bk. II: Treatment. Genetics -- Surgery -- Radiation therapy -- Prognosis -- Hormone therapy and chemotherapy -- Breast reconstruction -- bk. III: After the treatment. Follow-up -- Recurrence -- Prevention -- New directions -- bk. IV: Life after cancer. Life after breast cancer -- The social issues of breast cancer -- Resources: NCI-designated cancer centers ; American Cancer Society divisions ; Breast cancer information resources. |
| Summary |
Covers important developments in the treatment, prevention, and diagnosis of breast cancer, covering such topics as MRIs as a diagnostic tool, needle biopsies, new radiation therapies, changes in chemotherapy and new biological treatments, genetic testing, and new prevention guidelines. |
| Subject |
Breast -- Cancer -- Popular works.
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Breast Neoplasms -- Popular Works.
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Breast Neoplasms -- therapy -- Popular Works.
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| Added Author |
Pressman, Peter I.
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| ISBN |
9780553385915 trade pbk. |
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0553385917 trade pbk. |
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