Breast cancer prevention and treatment [electronic resource] / Lida Mina, Anna Maria Storniolo, Hal Douglas Kipfer, Cindy Hunter, Kandice Ludwig.
2016
RC280.B8
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Title
Breast cancer prevention and treatment [electronic resource] / Lida Mina, Anna Maria Storniolo, Hal Douglas Kipfer, Cindy Hunter, Kandice Ludwig.
ISBN
9783319194370 (electronic book)
3319194372 (electronic book)
9783319194363
3319194372 (electronic book)
9783319194363
Published
Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 104 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
RC280.B8
Dewey Decimal Classification
616.99/449052
Summary
Uniquely designed for oncologists and general practitioners, this book offers clinicians comprehensive guidelines when dealing with women at high risk for breast cancer. Written by experts in the field on the cutting edge of this research, the following questions will be answered for the reader by the end of the book: · Who is at elevated risk for breast cancer? · Who should be genetically screened? · When and how often should we obtain imaging? · What type of imaging is adequate? · What medications are available for prevention? · When is surgical intervention appropriate? · What lifestyle changes should be implemented to prevent this disaster? With one in eight women likely to contract breast cancer in her lifetime, the significance of identifying and managing the high-risk patient is evident. Breakthroughs in the identification of genes associated with breast carcinoma, particularly BRCA1 and 2, as well as other risk factors, influence not only how patients are screened, but also how they are treated. Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment provides a guided approach to prevention of breast cancer in women at elevated risk for this malignancy.
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Includes index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 15, 2016).
Added Author
Mina, Lida A. author.
Storniolo, Anna Maria, author.
Kipfer, Hal Douglas, author.
Hunter, Cindy, author.
Ludwig, Kandice, author.
Storniolo, Anna Maria, author.
Kipfer, Hal Douglas, author.
Hunter, Cindy, author.
Ludwig, Kandice, author.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to breast cancer: The Magnitude of the problem
2. Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
3. Defining the population at elevated risk for Breast Cancer: Risk Models
4. Genetic predisposition and Genetic screening
5. The BRCA patient population
6. Women with benign proliferative breast disease
7. Approach to Imaging
8. Chemoprevention
9. Lifestyle and Breast Cancer
10. Obesity and Inflammation
11. Conclusion/the Future/ Komen Tissue Bank/Clinical Trials.
2. Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
3. Defining the population at elevated risk for Breast Cancer: Risk Models
4. Genetic predisposition and Genetic screening
5. The BRCA patient population
6. Women with benign proliferative breast disease
7. Approach to Imaging
8. Chemoprevention
9. Lifestyle and Breast Cancer
10. Obesity and Inflammation
11. Conclusion/the Future/ Komen Tissue Bank/Clinical Trials.