Breast Cancer Book

A Trusted Guide for You and Your Loved Ones

AvKenneth D. Miller,Melissa Camp

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

Del i serien A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book

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A comprehensive, down-to-earth guide for anyone diagnosed with breast cancer.Being diagnosed with breast cancer can be scary and confusing. There are medical terms to learn, options to consider, and important decisions to make, all while trying to carry on with work, family, and life. The Breast Cancer Book can't reverse a diagnosis or make breast cancer disappear, but every page can inform and empower you or your loved ones, no matter where you are in the breast cancer experience. Written by three trusted experts—an oncologist, a breast surgeon, and a two-time breast cancer survivor—this multidisciplinary book walks you through everything you need to know about breast cancer so that you can make the best decisions about diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. In plain, easy-to-understand language that illuminates all the facets of this disease, the authors draw on their professional experience and the most current scientific knowledge to• describe the risk factors for breast cancer;• explain the various tests used to detect cancer; • clarify the full range of treatment options, from surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation to newer combination therapies; • provide insight from experts in genetics, radiation oncology, and breast reconstruction; • present inspirational true stories of breast cancer survivors; and • simplify complex concepts with detailed graphics, tables, illustrations, and photographs. A crash course on breast cancer that will help get you or anyone you love through the physical and emotional challenges of the disease, The Breast Cancer Book will also help readers communicate with their cancer team. Packed with information, this compassionate guide is the most up-to-date book available.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-11-23
Mått:156 x 235 x 30 mm
Vikt:862 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Antal sidor:456
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:9781421441900

Utforska kategorier

Särskilda hälsotillstånd inom Hälsa och familj
Medicin: allmänt inom Medicin
Hematologi inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Kenneth D. Miller, MD, a medical oncologist at the Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, is the past director of outpatient oncology at the University of Maryland's Greenebaum Cancer Center. He is the editor of Choices in Breast Cancer Treatment: Medical Specialists and Cancer Survivors Tell You What You Need to Know. Melissa Camp, MD, MPH is a breast surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Breast Center. Freelance writer Kathy Steligo, a two-time breast cancer survivor, is the author of The Breast Reconstruction Guidebook and the coauthor of Confronting Chronic Pain and Confronting Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer.

Recensioner i media

This book is written thoughtfully and empathetically and I would urge you to read it if you've received this frightening diagnosis.—Dr. Kathleen Thompson, author of From Both Ends of the Stethoscope:Getting through breast cancer – by a doctor who knows, Frost Magazine

Innehållsförteckning

List of TablesIntroduction A Message of HopePart One. Understanding Breast Cancer1. What Is Cancer?2. Breast Cancer Basics3. Demystifying Breast Cancer Risk4. Strategies to Reduce Your Risk of Developing Breast Cancer5. Hereditary Breast CancerPart Two. Finding Breast Cancer and Dealing with a Diagnosis6. Screening Tools and Technologies7. Making a Diagnosis8. After a Diagnosis: Charting a Course and Assembling Your TeamPart Three. Understanding Treatment Choices and Making Decisions9. Local Therapy: Breast Cancer Surgery10. Radiation Therapy11. Rebuilding Your Breasts after Mastectomy12. Treating Noninvasive Breast Cancer: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ13. Reducing the Risk of Recurrence: Systemic Therapies for Invasive Breast Cancer14. Cancer Again: Treating Local or Regional Recurrence15. Treating Metastatic Breast Cancer16. Considering Breast Cancer Clinical Trials17. Treating Less Common Types of Breast Cancers and Male Breast CancerPart Four. Finding Answers18. Managing Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects19. Complementary, Integrative, and Alternative Medicine20. Meeting the Emotional Challenges of Breast Cancer21. Family Matters during and after Breast Cancer22. Insurance and Money Matters during Breast Cancer TreatmentPart Five. Moving On23. Supportive Care and Symptom Management for Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer24. Living Well beyond Cancer: Healthy Breast Cancer SurvivorshipResourcesGlossaryIndex