Diseases of the Breast - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0781791170 ISBN 13: 9780781791175

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2009

Synopsis

Completely revised and updated, and now in full color throughout, the fourth edition of this definitive reference is a must for all clinicians who treat breast diseases. Leading experts summarize the current knowledge of breast diseases, including their clinical features, management, underlying biologies, and epidemiologies. In addition to complete coverage of malignant breast diseases, benign diseases are discussed in relation to subsequent breast cancer development. The book reviews all major clinical trials and summarizes the information they provide on early detection and management of breast cancer. Close attention is also given to the increasing importance of molecular biology and genetics in this field. This edition features more than thirty new contributors, fourteen new or completely rewritten chapters, and more clinically oriented chapters. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank.

About this title

Synopsis

Breast Cancer has a major impact on the health of women. Approximately 183,000 women are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year and nearly 41,000 women die of the disease. In American women, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death. In women aged 40-55, breast cancer is the leading cause of all mortality. "Diseases of the Breast" is an up-to-date, single-source compilation of important knowledge on breast diseases presented in a form accessible to practicing clinicians. Leading experts summarize the current knowledge of breast diseases, including their clinical features, management, and underlying biologies and epidemologies. In addition to covering the malignant forms of breast cancer, benign diseases are also discussed in relation to subsequent breast cancer development. The book reviews all major clinical trials in this area and relates the new information they provide on the early detection and management (surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and hormonal interventions) of breast cancer. Finally, considerable space is devoted to the increasing importance of molecular biology and genetics in this field.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0781791170
• ISBN 13: 9780781791175
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 1200
• Editor: Harris Jay R., Lippman Marc E., Morrow Monica, Osborne C. Kent