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Breast Cancer Answers: Understanding and Fighting Breast Cancer

Author(s): Bruce A. Feinberg, DO, President, CEO, Georgia Cancer Specialists
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763734657
  • ISBN-10:0763734659
  • Paperback    120 pages      © 2005
Price: International Sales $35.95 US List
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Overview

BE PREPARED!

You have just been informed you have cancer. You are in shock. Your life is suddenly turned upside down. DON’T PANIC! There is help. And this book is a first step.

Written by a world authority with over twenty years of caring for cancer patients, Breast Cancer Answers provides you with the fundamental information you need to make the best decisions about your care. In easy to read language and featuring the complete story of an actual breast cancer patient and her husband, Dr. Feinberg explains what breast cancer is, who gets it, who treats it, and the best treatment options. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with breast cancer, this book offers invaluable information on where to go from here.

ShowKey Features

Written by a nationally recognized "Top Doc" expert on cancer

Simple illustrations accompany the narrative to reinforce and clarify the content

Keywords highlighted in red indicating that they can be found in the glossary for future reference

This book explains the transformation from the normal breast to breast cancer with all of its implications

Provides a step-by-step understanding of breast cancer

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ShowTable of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
How to Use this Book
To the Newly Diagnosed Patient

Section 1: Before the Surgery
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Basic Science of Breast Cancer
The Cell
The Breast: Normal Structure and Function
Carcinogenesis
Genetics
Invasion and Metastases

Chapter 2: Diagnosing Breast Cancer
Clinical Findings
Radiographic Findings
Hereditary Breast Cancer and Genetic Testing
Evaluation of the Breast Lump

Chapter 3: Breast Cancer Treatments: History, Science, Practice
Noninvasive Versus Invasive
Evaluation of the Lymph Nodes
Evolution of Breast Cancer Management
Role of Radiation Therapy in Locoregional Disease
Management of the Breast (Locoregional Therapy)
Reconstructive Surgery

Section 2: After the Surgery
Introduction
Chapter 4: Systemic Treatment Planning
Staging and Grading
Systemic Therapy
Current Treatment of Breast Cancer
The Language of Clinical Outcomes
The Standard of Care
DCIS
Locoregional Therapy and Stage I and Stage II Invasive Breast Cancer
Adjuvant Systemic Therapy for Stages I, II, and IIIa Invasive Breast Cancer
Selection of Optimal Adjuvant Systemic Therapy

Section 3: More Questions
Chapter 5: Alternative Therapies

Chapter 6: Prevention

Chapter 7: Advanced Cancer
Locally Advanced High-Risk Breast Cancer
Metastatic Breast Cancer

Chapter 8: Posttreatment Surveillance

Epilogue
Glossary
Index


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ShowAbout the Author(s)

Bruce A. Feinberg, DO-President, CEO, Georgia Cancer Specialists

Dr. Bruce A. Feinberg is a nationally recognized “Top Doc” expert on cancer and has been frequently quoted in The New York Times and appeared in television specials about the disease. In addition to treating patients, he is CEO of Georgia Cancer Specialists, one of the largest oncology practices in the country, based in Atlanta, Georgia. His practice uses cutting-edge methods to fight the disease, including leading research trials and holistic “mind-body-spirit” approaches that treat the whole patient. He is considered an innovator in the field and is a sought-after speaker for his entertaining and informative presentations about the disease. For more information about Dr. Feinberg and Breast Cancer Answers, see him on his web site at www.gacancer.com/about_gcs/our_team/physicians/feinberg/index.html.

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  • “If you want to beat breast cancer, this is the book to have.”

    -- Wendy Hawke, MD

    “Breast Cancer Answers marks a wonderful consumer resource and should be recommended by oncologists to their patients upon diagnosis. Nurse Practitioners assisting in treatment should also make recommendations to patients about this book. Finally, pharmacists that feature counter-top book racks of useful consumer titles should include this title in their inventory; it offers straight-forward discussion of a common problem and it will naturally provide comfort to the reader/patient.”

    -- John Aiello
    The Electric Review
    All Rights Reserved.

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