Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book: New Edition 2005
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Now in a completely updated new edition-the most trusted, most authoritative guide to breast cancer diagnosis and treatment Book Review Digest The information is accurate, complete, current, informative, and highly readable to the layperson as well as the professional caregiver.
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction to Second EditionIntroduction1The Breast and Its Development32Getting Acquainted with Your Breasts193Breast Feeding264Variations in Development435Plastic Surgery506The Myth of Fibrocystic Disease737Breast Pain858Breast Infections and Nipple Problems949Lumps and Lumpiness10810Diagnostic Mammography12311Other Imaging Techniques13712Biopsy14413Genes and Environment16514Risk Factors: Genetic and Hormonal17615Risk Factors: External19516Precancerous Conditions21917Prevention23518Screening24919Understanding Breast Cancer26320Diagnosis and Types of Breast Cancer27321Staging: How We Guess If Your Cancer Has Spread28422Fears and Feelings29523Treatment Options: An Overview31124Special Cases33925Surgery35726Prosthesis and Reconstruction38427Radiation Therapy40228Systemic Treatments41629Complementary and Alternative Treatments43530Life After Breast Cancer45331When Cancer Comes Back46832Metastatic Disease: Treatments48633Clinical Trials50234The Politics of Breast Cancer515App. A Drugs Used for Systemic Treatment of Breast Cancer529App. B Resources, References, and Additional Reading532App. C Regional Support Organizations for Cancer and Breast Cancer Patients556App. D Comprehensive Cancer Centers570App. E Chartered Divisions of the American Cancer Society577App. F The Wellness Community Physician/Patient Statement581Notes583Glossary603Index611About the Authors628
