Breast Cancer

by Hunt, Kelly K., M.D.; Robb, Geoffrey L.; Strom, Eric A., M.D.; Ueno, Naoto T., M.D.; Mendelsohn, John

• ISBN13: 9780387349503
• ISBN10: 0387349502
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-30
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

Breast Cancer, Second Edition, is the seventh book in the M. D. Anderson Cancer Care Series. This book, like the others in this series, highlights M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's multidisciplinary approach and reviews the entire spectrum of patient care, from prevention and screening through diagnosis and treatment through posttreatment follow-up and survivorship issues.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. v
Preface	p. vii
Contributors	p. xiii
Multidisciplinary Care of Breast Cancer Patients: Overview and Implementation	p. 1
Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer, Screening for Early Detection of Breast Cancer, and Diagnostic Evaluation of Clinical and Mammographic Breast Abnormalities	p. 27
Genetic Predisposition to Breast Cancer and Genetic Counseling and Testing	p. 57
Mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breast, and Radionuclide Imaging of the Breast	p. 83
Breast Sonography	p. 121
Image-Guided Biopsies of the Breast: Technical Considerations, Diagnostic Challenges, and Postbiopsy Clinical Management	p. 163
Surgical Options for Breast Cancer	p. 197
Breast Reconstruction	p. 235
Radiation Therapy for Early and Advanced Breast Cancer	p. 271
Serum Tumor Markers and Circulating Tumor Cells	p. 309
Histopathologic and Molecular Markers of Prognosis and Response to Therapy	p. 323
Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer	p. 345
Stem Cell Transplantation for Metastatic and High-Risk Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer: A Novel Treatment Approach	p. 387
Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer	p. 411
Gynecologic Problems in Patients with Breast Cancer	p. 435
Special Clinical Situations in Patients with Breast Cancer	p. 461
Rehabilitation of Patients with Breast Cancer	p. 485
Menopausal Health after Breast Cancer	p. 505
Sexuality and Breast Cancer Survivorship	p. 525
Index	p. 535
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