Main description:

"Breast Cancer, Second Edition" is intended to provide a comprehensive description of current and evolving aspects of breast cancer including the biologic basis of disease, epidemiology, risk assessment, diagnostic evaluation, treatment strategies, and surveillance measures. The second edition expands considerably on the first edition, containing greater emphasis on issues relevant to medical oncology and the broader oncology community. New to this edition are chapters on the male breast, breast cancer in the augmented breast and breast cancer in multiethnic/multiracial populations. Part of the American Cancer Society's acclaimed "Atlas of Clinical Oncology" series, this volume offers an expert overview of breast cancer. Topics range from epidemiology and genetics to diagnosis, management and reconstruction. Post-treatment care, as well as male breast cancer, is also discussed.

Contents:

1. History of Breast Cancer 2. Anatomy of the Breast 3. The Evolving Concept of Breast Center 4. Epidemiology of Breast Cancer 5.Genetics, Natural History and DNA-based Genetic Counseling in Hereditary Breast Cancer 6. Molecular Basis of Breast Cancer 7. Risk Assessment and Management 8. Role of Screening in Breast Cancer Mortality Reduction 9. Diagnostic Mammography 10. Sonography of Breast Cancer 11. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 12. Diagnostic Techniques 13. Pathology of Invasive Breast Cancer 14. Staging and Histologic Grading 15. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ 16. Oncoplastic Surgery of the Breast 17. Surgical Therapy for Stage 1 and II Breast Cancer 18. Locally Advanced and Inflammatory Breast Cancer 19. Axilla Staging and Therapeutics 20. Adjuvant Chemotherapy 21. Adjuvant Hormone Therapy 22. Radiation Therapy 23. Reconstructive Surgery 24. Unusual Histology 25. Multifocal, Multicentric and Bilateral Breast Cancer 26. Breast Cancer in the Augmented Breast 27. Breast Cancer in the Irradiated Breast 28. Novel Radiation Therapy Techniques 29. Pregnancy and Breast Cancer 30. Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer 31. Breast Cancer in Men 32. Management of Local Recurrence 33. Breast Cancer and Multiethnic/Multiracial Populations 34. Image-Guided Percutaneous Ablation 35. Lymphedema Risk, Prevention and Management 36. Surveilance Strategies for Breast Cancer Survivors 37. Patient's Perspective