The Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Handbook for Health Care Professionals

by Shockney, Lillie D.; Tsangaris, Theodore (Ted)

• ISBN13: 9780763749927
• ISBN10: 0763749923
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-27
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

This handbook covers all dimensions of breast cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for the non-oncologist. A special emphasis is placed on the long term survivor.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Editors	p. xiii
Contributors	p. xvi
Selecting a Breast Center to Refer Patients	p. 1
Diagnostic Evaluation/Image Guided Biopsies	p. 15
Understanding Breast Pathology	p. 37
Breast Cancer: Surgical Options and Management	p. 59
Breast Reconstruction	p. 69
Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer	p. 109
Pharmacogenetics and Breast Cancer Treatment	p. 123
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer	p. 137
Hormonal Therapy	p. 161
Monoclonal Antibody Therapy	p. 179
Long-Term Follow-Up of Breast Cancer Survivors	p. 197
The Management of Recurrent and Metastatic Breast Cancer	p. 212
Psycho-oncology of Breast Cancer: Progressing into Survivorship	p. 229
A Practical Approach to Assessing High-Risk Women	p. 239
Benign Breast Disease	p. 255
Talking to Patients about Participating in Clinical Trials	p. 269
Promoting Compliance with Breast Health Care	p. 277
Resources of Benefit	p. 287
Index	p. 297
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