Pocket Guide to Breast Cancer

by Dow, Karen Hassey

• ISBN13: 9780763718145
• ISBN10: 0763718149
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Pub

Summary

"Pocket Guide to Breast Cancer is an easy-to-use, day-to-day reference for nurses caring for patients with breast cancer and their families. The Pocket Guide is divided into four parts Epidemiology of Breast Cancer Treatment of Primary Breast Cancer, Management of Recurrent Breast Cancer and Quality of Life Issues. Each chapter has been expanded and updated to provide the reader with current information and the Third Edition features two new chapters on Endocrine Therapy and End-of-Life Issues. As in the previous editions, this handy pocket guide includes information on screening and early detection, assessment treatment, surgical techniques, and cancer-related fatigue and sleep disturbance."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Disclaimer	xv
PART I Epidemiology, Screening, Early Detection, and Diagnosis	1	(58)
Incidence, Epidemiology, and Survival	3	(6)
Nongenetic and Heritable Risk Factors	9	(14)
Prevention Strategies	23	(8)
Screening and Early Detection	31	(12)
Diagnosis and Staging	43	(16)
PART II Treatment of Primary Breast Cancer	59	(94)
Surgical Techniques	61	(14)
Reconstructive Surgery	75	(14)
Radiation Therapy	89	(24)
Adjuvant Therapy, Targeted Therapy, and Hormonal Therapy in Primary Breast Cancer	113	(22)
Symptom Management of Acute Side Effects of Adjuvant Chemotherapy	135	(18)
PART III Treatment of Recurrent and Metastatic Breast Cancer	153	(42)
Local Treatment of Recurrent and Metastatic Disease	155	(18)
Systemic Therapy and Targeted Therapy in Recurrent and Metastatic Disease	173	(14)
Endocrine Therapy in Recurrent and Metastatic Disease	187	(8)
PART IV Quality-of-Life Issues in Breast Cancer	195	(76)
Late Physical Effects of Cancer Treatment	197	(8)
Cancer-Related Fatigue and Sleep Disturbance	205	(16)
Lymphedema	221	(10)
Menopausal Symptoms	231	(14)
Reproductive Effects	245	(12)
Survivorship Issues	257	(14)
Appendix Breast Cancer Website	271	(4)
Index	275