The Mayo Clinic Breast Cancer Book
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Cancer basics. When cancer strikes ; Understanding cancer -- Breast cancer. An overview ; Making sense of risk statistics ; Hereditary breast cancer ; Preventing breast cancer ; The latest on screening ; Diagnosing breast cancer ; Precancerous conditions ; ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) ; Treating invasive breast cancer ; Breast reconstruction ; Special situations ; Follow-up and surveillance ; If the cancer comes back ; Treating advanced breast cancer ; Ovarian cancer : what you should know ; Uterine cancer : what you should know -- Life after a cancer diagnosis. Feelings and emotions ; Treatment side effects ; Complementary therapies ; Survivorship ; Making the transition to supportive care ; For partners.
Covers all aspects of breast cancer, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, medication, alternative remedies, coping mechanisms, and communicating with children.
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PUBLISHED
Intercourse, PA : Good Books, c2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: viii, 453 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781561487721
1561487724
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Hartmann, Lynn C.
Loprinzi, Charles L.
Mayo Clinic.
SUBJECTS
Breast -- Diagnosis.
Breast -- Genetic aspects.
Breast -- Patients -- Anecdotes.
Breast -- Treatment.
Cancer in women.