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Dx/Rx: Breast Cancer

Author(s): Diana E. Lake, MD, Memorial Sloan-Ketting Cancer Center - Cornell Weill School of Medicine
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763726812
  • ISBN-10:0763726818
  • Paperback    137 pages      © 2006
Price: International Sales $49.95 US List
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Tightly organized into a super-condensed outline bulleted format, this handy, pocket-sized manual details precise, up-to-date information for diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. This complete but concise handbook covers staging, monoclonal antibody therapy, genetic aspects of breast cancer, and prevention strategies, among other important topics. Throughout the book, tables and figures summarize important clinical data and current professional society recommendations, while salient references direct readers to additional information. Current, quick, and concise, for instant access on the ward or in the clinic!

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Pocket-sized for handy reference

Outline bulleted format provides readers with an efficient, convenient resource for finding precise, up-to-date information

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Editor’s Preface
Introduction

Chapter 1. Epidemiology, Risk Factors, & Screening

Chapter 2. Diagnostic Tools and Physical Examination

Chapter 3. Histopathology, Staging, Natural History and Pathologic Prognostic Factors

Chapter 4. Surgical Management of Breast Cancer: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ and Invasive Disease

Chapter 5. Systemic Adjuvant Therapy of Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Chapter 6. Neoadjuvant Therapy

Chapter 7. Radiation for Early-Stage Disease

Chapter 8. Management Issues in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Chapter 9. Long-Term Complications

Chapter 10. Future Therapeutic Directions

Chapter 11. Special Conditions: Male Breast Cancer, Pregnancy Associated Cancer, and Cancer in the Elderly

Chapter 12. Prevention Trials

Chapter 13. Hereditary Breast Cancer

Chapter 14. Primary Care Issues for Breast Cancer Survivors

Index


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Diana E. Lake, MD-Memorial Sloan-Ketting Cancer Center - Cornell Weill School of Medicine

Diana E. Lake, MD, is Attending Physician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor at Cornell Weill School of Medicine.

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