ABC of Breast Diseases

Breast diseases are becoming more and more common that health professionals in almost every field will probably come into contact with a patient who has a breast disorder. This third edition provides an account of the current knowledge on benign and malignant breast conditions and the treatment of them. It covers all the recent advances in screening and adjuvant treatment, including the new aromatase inhibitor clinical trials and improvements in metastatic disease treatment. New chapters on prognosis and clinical trials have also been added. Edited and written by experts in the field, this book appeals to a wide readership including general practitioners, practice nurses, breast care nurses, surgeons or oncologists in training, and medical students. It contains such a wealth of knowledge it will also be a valuable source of information for established breast surgeons and oncologists. Helping to assist the assessment of symptoms, prognosis and treatments of breast diseases.

ISBN 0727918281   Pages 120 ISBN13 9780727918284 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher BMJ Publishing Group   Weight (grammes) 410 Imprint BMJ Books   Published in London Format Paperback   Series title ABC S. Publication date 15 Dec 2005   Previous ISBN 9780727916433 Non-book description Mixed media   Height (mm) 297 Library of Congress RG491   Width (mm) 212 DEWEY 616.99449   Spine width (mm) 9 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

1		Symptoms, assessment, and guidelines for referral by J. M. Dixon and J. Thomas		1
2		Congenital problems and aberrations of normal development and involution by J. M. Dixon and J. Thomas		8
3		Mastalgia by J. Iddon		15
4		Breast infection by J. M. Dixon		19
5		Breast cancer - epidemiology, risk factors, and genetics by K. McPherson and C. M. Steel and J. M. Dixon		24
6		Screening for breast cancer by A. R. M. Wilson and R. D. Macmillan and J. Patnick		30
7		Breast cancer by J. R. C. Sainsbury and G. M. Ross and J. Thomas		36
8		Management of regional nodes in breast cancer by N. J. Bundred and A. Rodger and J. M. Dixon		42
9		Breast cancer : treatment of elderly patients and uncommon conditions by J. M. Dixon and J. R. C. Sainsbury and A. Rodger		48
10		Role of systemic treatment of primary operable breast cancer by I. E. Smith and S. Chua		54
11		Locally advanced breast cancer by A. Rodger and R. C. F. Leonard and J. M. Dixon		65
12		Metastatic breast cancer by R. C. F. Leonard and A. Rodger and J. M. Dixon		70
13		Prognostic factors by A. M. Thompson and S. E. Pinder		77
14		Clinical trials of management of early breast cancer by J. R. Yarnold		81
15		Psychological aspects by P. Maguire and P. Hopwood		87
16		Carcinoma in situ and patients at high risk of breast cancer by D. L. Page and N. J. Bundred and C. M. Steel		92
17		Breast reconstruction by J. M. Dixon and J. D. Watson and J. R. C. Sainsbury and E. M. Weiler-Mithoff		100

Cancerworld - May-June 2006 .,."an up-to-date, concise, clear, superbly illustrated (pictures, tables and diagrams), evidence-based work that covers all the various aspects of breast cancer (including breast reconstruction, male breast cancer etc.), as well as benign breast conditions. [The authors]...are also commended for their balanced, nuanced account of breast cancer. They describe what 'we think we know and understand' as well as the challenges, uncertainties and unknowns of breast diseases. The book provides a thorough overview of adjuvant therapy (including the new aromatase inhibitor trails) and metastatic breast cancer, as well as excellent chapters on the systematic treatment of primary operable breast cancer (with reference to ongoing trials) and on clinical trials on the management of early breast cancer. Highly recommended for all non-specialists interested in this topic."

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