Dr. Susan Love's breast book

Dr. Susan Love's breast book

Susan M. Love

Book - 2023

"While the amount of information regarding a breast cancer diagnosis is vaster than ever, online and off, what continues to be missing is the explanation behind the options. Most of the data online on medical sites is generic and often comes from the same source. Then there are the patient sites as well as many social media outlets that provide peer to peer support and information. This is important for emotional support but still leaves out the full range of options and the reasons for them. The Breast Book is where people go for a deeper understanding of how to make the best possible choices for their particular situations. Now in its seventh edition, the Breast Book has been fully revised to incorporate all the most recent developme...nts in prevention, treatments and research"--

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Subjects
Breast > Diseases > Popular works.
Breast > Cancer > Popular works.
MEDICAL / Oncology / Breast Cancer.
Breast > Cancer.
Breast > Diseases.
Breast.
Erogenous body parts.
Secondary sex characteristics.
Popular works.
Self-help publications.
Genres
Popular works
Self-help publications
Published
New York : Hachette Go 2023.
Language
English
Main Author
Susan M. Love (author)
Other Authors
Karen Lindsey, 1944- (author), Elizabeth (Journalist) Love
Edition
Seventh edition, Fully updated & revised
Physical Description
xiii, 687 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780306833250
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction to the Seventh Edition
  • Part 1. The Healthy Breast and Common Problems
  • 1. The Breast
  • 2. Common Breast Problems
  • Part 2. What Causes Breast Cancer and How Do We Prevent It?
  • 3. Biology of Cancer
  • 4. Hereditary Breast Cancer
  • 5. Understanding Risk
  • 6. Prevention and Risk Reduction
  • Part 3. Finding Breast Cancer
  • 7. Screening
  • 8. Diagnosis
  • Part 4. Decisions
  • 9. Coping with a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
  • 10. What Kind of Breast Cancer Do I Have?
  • 11. Decisions About Treatment
  • 12. Special Situations and Populations
  • Part 5. Treatment in the Age of Personalized Medicine
  • 13. Local Treatment: Surgery
  • 14. Local Treatment: Radiation Therapy
  • 15. Systemic Therapy: Chemotherapy, Hormones, Targeted Therapies, and Immunotherapy
  • 16. Systemic Therapy: Lifestyle Changes and Complementary Treatments
  • Part 6. After Treatment
  • 17. Follow-Up
  • 18. After Breast Cancer Treatment: Living with Collateral Damage
  • Part 7. Recurrence of Breast Cancer
  • 19. When Cancer Comes Back
  • 20. Living with Recurrence
  • Epilogue Eradicating Breast Cancer: Politics and Research
  • Appendix A. Resources
  • Appendix B. Pathology Checklist
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • About the Authors

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