The Breast Cancer Book: What You Need to Know to Make Informed Decisions (Yale University Press Health & Wellness) - Softcover

Grobstein, Ruth H

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300104138 ISBN 13: 9780300104134

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2005

Synopsis

From a caring physician who has treated thousands of breast cancer patients, a clear and reassuring guide to the disease, its prevention, and its treatment.

A diagnosis of breast cancer is among the most frightening moments in a person’s life―so frightening that even to formulate questions for the doctor may seem impossible. This helpful book is written as a guide for women and men facing breast cancer and for their caring families and friends. It is also written for women who have not been diagnosed with breast cancer but are concerned that they may be.

Drawing on her many years of experience with breast cancer patients, Dr. Ruth H. Grobstein provides exactly the information they want and need in order to make the best health decisions. Her jargon-free book deals with general issues of interest to all women―mammography, hormone replacement therapy, risk factors for breast cancer, and more―as well as the numerous issues that patients diagnosed with breast cancer confront. Her book will be an indispensable companion, providing reliable information for patients on the journey through a sometimes confusing and impersonal medical system.

About this title

About the Author

Ruth H. Grobstein, M.D., Ph.D., is founding director of the Ida M. and Cecil H. Green Cancer Center and founding head of radiation oncology at the Scripps Clinic in San Diego, where she also holds the Rosenthal Chair in Cancer Prevention and Screening.

Edition details

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300104138
• ISBN 13: 9780300104134
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240