Main description:

Now in this, its second edition, this fully revised clinical guidebook is an essential resource for the practitioner, allowing quick, authoritative access to the latest and best in multimodality therapies. Topics covered in this volume include everything from screening for early detection of breast cancer, through diagnostic radiology and ultrasonography, to post-treatment rehabilitation, symptom management and quality of life. Two new chapters on molecular prognostic and predictive markers, and sexuality and fertility issues in women with breast cancer, have been added. This is the 7th volume in the M.D. Anderson Cancer Care Series, featuring the best standard treatment protocols from the experts at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Contents:

Foreword. Preface. Chap 1: Multidisciplinary Care of the Breast Cancer Patient: Overview and Implementation. Chap 2: Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer and Screening for Early Detection of Breast Cancer. Chap 3: Genetic Predisposition to Breast Cancer. Chap 4: Mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breast, and Radionuclide Imaging of the Breast. Chap 5: Breast Sonography. Chap 6: Core Needle Biopsy and Needle Localization Biopsy of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions: Technical Considerations and Diagnostic Challenges. Chap 7: Surgical Options for Breast Cancer. Chap 8: Rehabilitation of Patients with Breast Cancer. Chap 9: Reconstructive Surgery. Chap 10: Radiation Therapy for Early and Advanced Breast Disease. Chap 11: Serum Markers and Circulating Tumor Cells. Chap 12: Molecular Prognostic and Predictive Markers. Chap 13: Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Chap 14: High-Dose Chemotherapy as Treatment for High-Risk Primary and Metastatic Breast Cancer. Chap 15: Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer. Chap 16: Gynecologic Problems in Patients with Breast Cancer. Chap 17: Special Clinical Situations in Patients with Breast Cancer. Chap 18: Menopausal Health after Breast Cancer. Chap 19: Sexuality and Fertility Issues in Women with Breast Cancer.