Non-Disseminated Breast Cancer (Medical Radiology / Radiation Oncology) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 354054514X ISBN 13: 9783540545149

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1993

Synopsis

In the last two decades, there has been a major increase in the actual numbers of women diagnosed with breast cancer (from 65000 new cases 20 years ago in the United States to 183000 in 1993). Concomitant with this has been a shift toward making the diagnosis earlier and toward diagnosing an earlier stage ofthe disease (more than 70% of diagnoses were of advanced-stage disease two decades ago, whereas more than 70% of diagnoses are now earlier-stage disease in 1992). These changes are clearly related to the woman's greater sensitivity to abnormalities in the breast and her seeking medical care, to the physician's greater awareness of the potential diagnosis of cancer, and to the major and important impact of mammographic screening. These changes have had a major impact on the questions of appropriate treatment, thereby contributing to the controversies in the disease. What is the role of surgery? What are the respective advantages of radical mastectomy, modified radical mastectomy, and conservation surgery with and without supplementary treatment? What is the role of radiation therapy? When should radiation therapy be performed after mastectomy, and what volumes should be irradiated post mastectomy? Where is radiation therapy indicated after conservation surgery, and when is radiation therapy an effective palliative treatment measure? When should chemotherapy and/or hormonal therapy be used as an adjuvant to primary treatment and when as an effective palliative treatment? This book by Levitt and Fletcher addresses these critical and important issues.

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Synopsis

The latest controversies about how to treat breast cancer are examined and analyzed from various viewpoints by recognized experts. The focus is on breast cancer that has presumably not yet spread, where there are many different avenues of treatment open and, consequently, ample disagreement as to the best course of action. The viewpoints presented here help clarify the issues for all oncologists dealing with breast cancer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 354054514X
• ISBN 13: 9783540545149
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 168
• Editor: Fletcher Gilbert H., Levitt Seymour H.