Breast Cancer Basics and Beyond
Treatments, Resources, Self-Help, Good News, Updates
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
For most women and their families, a diagnosis of breast cancer is both devastating and confusing. Questions about the disease -- its cause, treatment, and prognosis -- can be overwhelming at such a difficult time. By gathering together all the latest information available on the subject, this book helps women better understand their illness and enables them to make knowledgeable choices about their care. Among topics discussed are the pros and cons of different treatments including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and hormone therapy; breast reconstruction; recurrence rates; building a support team; follow-up care; and life after cancer. The book also explores current issues such as emerging therapies and examines possible links with obesity, ethnicity, and environmental factors. Top breast cancer specialists and researchers offer comments and testimony, and personal stories from breast cancer survivors provide heartening reminders that the reader is not alone.This is a serious breast cancer book for the woman or professional who wants to know all of the latest information from a reliable source.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Dedication
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1: Diagnosis
- 2: A Postdiagnosis Checklist
- 3: Facts, Fiction, and Urban Legends
- 4: Types of Breast Cancer
- 5: A Primer on Risks, Part I: Age, Genes, and Ethnicity
- 6: A Primer on Risks, Part II: Obesity, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Other Exposures
- 7: Surgery
- 8: Radiation Therapy: Medicine’s High-Energy Treatment
- 9: Chemotherapy
- 10: Hormone Therapy: Counteracting Estrogen
- 11: Recurrence: If Breast Cancer Comes Back
- 12: A Final Word: Life Beyond the Odyssey
- Appendix: Researching Breast Cancer and Finding Support via the Web
- Notes
- Suggested Reading
- Resources
- Index