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Breast Cancer
First Edition
Christobel Saunders and Sunil Jassal
160 pages
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Various 2-colour line drawings and black and white clinical photographs
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196x129mm
978-0-19-955869-8
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Paperback
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25 June 2009
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- Contains numerous clear and high-quality patient photographs of breast cancer diagnostic procedures, surgical treatment outcomes, and reconstructive surgery results
- Contains many simplified yet descriptive drawings particularly relevant to the upper torso, breasts, and cancer, clearly labelled and designed to compliment in-text explanations
- Contains multiple patient case studies to present breast cancer as a real-life scenario, engage the reader, and assist them with processing in-depth information
- 'Questions to ask your Doctor' are scattered throughout the text to provide starting points for women when discussing breast cancer with their doctor
Breast Cancer: The Facts is a concise and accessible guide to breast cancer for patients and their families, general health practitioners, nurses and medical and allied health students.
For those newly diagnosed with breast cancer, this book will provide essential background information on the disease and will assist them in negotiating the often convoluted and obscure path through treatment. With this knowledge, people affected by breast cancer, and their families, will be able to ask health care teams the questions in order to make informed decisions about
treatment.
This publication covers all aspects of the diagnosis and management of breast cancer, focusing on the patient journey, but also includes information on women at high risk, menopause and fertility after treatment, breast cancer associated with pregnancy, the role of clinical research, and the psychosocial aspects of diagnosis and survivorship.
The clear layout of the book enables readers to focus on chapters or topic areas relevant to their specific concerns. The authors have also provided the details of additional resources which can further inform the reader.
Although written by two specialists in breast cancer, the focus on the whole patient, their family and social networks, and the role of other professionals such as the general
practitioner, transforms the book from a textbook on breast cancer to a holistic guide to better health at and after diagnosis with the disease.Readership: Patients and their families, GPs, nurses and medical and allied health students
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Christobel Saunders, Professor of Surgical Oncology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia, and Sunil Jassal, Consultant in Breast and General Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia
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1: Breasts and Breast Cancer
2: Who is at Risk?
3: What to look for
4: Screening for Breast Cancer in the Population
5: Diagnosis of Breast Disease
6: Breast Cancer Under The Microscope: How Pathology Relates To The Course Of The Disease
7: The Team Approach
8: Surgery For Breast Cancer
9: Radiotherapy
10: Chemotherapy
11: Hormones And Breast Cancer
12: New Drug Treatments
13: Advanced And Recurrent Breast Cancer
14: Coping With Breast Cancer
15: Special Circumstances
16: Surviving After Breast Cancer
Glossary
Appendix: Breast Cancer Survivorship Plan
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The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory. Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.
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