| Edition |
5th ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 736 pages) : illustrations |
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data file rda |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Part One. The Healthy Breast and Common Problems -- chapter 1. The Breast and Its Development -- The Parts of the Breast: an Interactive Community -- How the Breast Develops -- The Role of the Ovary -- Synthetic Hormones -- Bras -- Breast Sensitivity -- Getting Acquainted With Your Breasts -- chapter 2. Variations in Development and Plastic Surgery -- Variations Apparent At Birth -- Variations Appearing At Puberty -- Plastic Surgery -- chapter 3. Common Breast Problems -- Lumps and Lumpiness -- Cysts -- Fibroadenomas -- Cancer -- What to Do If You Think You Have a Lump -- Breast Pain -- Breast Infections -- Infection and Cancer -- Nipple Problems. |
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Part Two. What Causes Breast Cancer and How Do We Prevent It? -- chapter 4. Understanding Biology and Risk -- Background -- Genes and Breast Cancer -- The Environment of the Cell -- Research on the Cause and Prevention of Breast Cancer -- Understanding Risk -- chapter 5. Risk Factors -- Lessons From Breast Cancer Around the World -- Understanding Risk Factors -- Environmental Exposures -- Viruses and Bacteria -- Hormonal Risk Factors -- Lifestyle Factors in Breast Cancer -- chapter 6. Tests for Risk -- Genetic Tests -- BRCA1 and BRCA 2 -- Genetic Testing -- Choices After a Positive Test -- Other Genes and Tests -- Precancer Found on Biopsy -- Research Tools for Finding the Abnormal Cells -- Breast Density -- Statistical Risk -- chapter 7. Prevention and Risk Reduction -- Lifestyle -- Chemoprevention -- Preventive Surgery -- Putting It Together. |
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Part Three. Diagnosis and Screening -- chapter 8. Diagnosis: Mammography, Ultrasound, MRI, and Biopsies -- Mammograms -- Ultrasound -- MRI -- PET Scanning -- Biopsy -- How to Read Your Biopsy Report -- chapter 9. Screening -- Early Detection -- Evaluating Screening Tests -- Breast Self-Exam -- Breast Physical Exam -- Mammography -- Other Screening Techniques -- Screening Recommendations. |
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Part Four. Decisions -- chapter 10. Introduction to Breast Cancer -- Weighing the Options -- Finding Support -- Coping: What to Tell Your Children -- Coping: Fears of Your Loved Ones -- Searching for Information -- What to Look for in a Doctor and Medical Team -- Second Opinions -- Treatment Studies: Clinical Trials and Research Protocols -- Becoming Part of a Study -- chapter 11. What Kind of Breast Cancer Do I Have? -- What Kind of Breast Cancer Do I Have? -- How to Interpret a Pathology Report -- Biomarkers -- Staging -- Putting It Together -- chapter 12. Decisions Regarding Treatment -- Goals and Decisions -- Surgery and Radiation -- Preoperative Mri -- Local Control -- Axillary Surgery: Checking the Lymph Nodes -- Systemic Therapy -- Targeted Therapies -- Lifestyle Changes -- Systemic Treatment: Summary -- Second Opinions -- chapter 13. Special Situations and Populations -- Noninvasive Cancer: DCIs and LCIs -- Locally Advanced Breast Cancer -- Inflammatory Breast Cancer -- The Unknown Primary -- Paget's Disease of the Breast -- Cystosarcoma Phylloides -- Cancer of Both Breasts -- Cancer in the Other Breast -- Breast Cancer in Very Young Women -- Cancer During Pregnancy -- Breast Cancer During Lactation -- Breast Cancer in Elderly Women -- Women With Implants -- Breast Cancer in Men -- Other Cancers. |
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Part Five. Treatment in the Age of Personalized Medicine -- chapter 14. Surgery -- Anesthesia -- Procedure -- Sentinel Node Biopsy and Axillary Dissection -- Partial Mastectomy -- Total Mastectomy -- Long-Term Side Effects of Surgery and Radiation -- chapter 15. Oncoplastic Surgery, Reconstruction, and Prostheses -- Partial Reconstruction After Lumpectomy: Immediate and Delayed -- Reconstruction After Mastectomy -- Types of Postmastectomy Reconstruction -- Making a Decision -- The Unacceptable Reconstruction -- Prostheses -- Doing Nothing -- chapter 16. Radiation Therapy -- Initial Consultation -- The Planning Session -- The Treatments -- Side Effects of Radiation -- chapter 17. Systemic Therapy -- Adjuvant Chemotherapy -- Side Effects of Chemotherapy -- Adjuvant Hormone Therapy -- Bone Loss and Bisphosphonates -- Targeted Therapies -- chapter 18. Lifestyle Changes and Complementary Treatments -- Lifestyle Changes -- Complementary Therapies -- Alternative Treatments -- Research -- chapter 19. After Treatment -- The Follow-Up -- Long-Term Side Effects of Surgery and Radiation -- Long-Term Side Effects of Chemotherapy -- Menopausal Symptoms -- Treatment for Symptoms -- Healing the Mind -- Relationships and Sex -- Pregnancy -- Insurance and Getting a Job. |
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Part Six. Recurrence -- chapter 20. When Cancer Comes Back -- Local and Regional Recurrence -- Distant Recurrence (Metastatic Disease) -- chapter 21. Living With Recurrence -- Hormone (Endocrine) Treatments -- Chemotherapy -- Targeted Therapy -- Bisphosphonates -- Other Treatments -- Pain Control -- Experimental Treatments -- Taking Care of Yourself Emotionally -- When to Stop Treatment -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- Appendix A. Drugs Used for Systemic Treatment of Breast Cancer -- Appendix B. Resources -- Appendix C. The Wellness Community Physician/Patient Statement -- Appendix D. Pathology Checklist -- Appendix E. General Physical Activities Defined by Level of Intensity -- Glossary -- About the Authors. |
| Summary |
Dr. Susan Loves Breast Book has long been the bible for the newly diagnosed. In this completely revised fifth edition, it also becomes a guide for those at risk of getting breast cancer, survivors interested in the consequences of their treatment, and anyone who wants to understand the new research about how the local environment influences the manifestations and treatments of many different kinds of breast cancer. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Healthy breast and common problems. The breast and its development ; Variations in development and plastic surgery ; Common breast problems -- part 2. What causes breast cancer and how do we prevent it? Understanding biology and risk ; Risk factors ; Tests for risk ; Prevention and risk reduction -- part 3. Diagnosis and screening. Diagnosis : mammography, ultrasound, MRI, and biopsies ; Screening -- part 4. Decisions. Introduction to breast cancer ; What kind of breast cancer do I have? ; Decisions regarding treatment ; Special situations and populations -- part 5. Treatment in the age of personalized medicine. Surgery ; Oncoplastic surgery, reconstruction, and prostheses ; Radiation therapy ; Systemic therapy ; Lifestyle changes and complementary treatments ; After treatment -- part 6. Recurrence. When cancer comes back ; Living with recurrence -- Eradicating breast cancer : politics and research -- Appendixes. Appendix A: Drugs used for systemic treatment of breast cancer ; Appendix B: Resources ; Appendix C: The wellness community physician/patient statement ; Appendix D: Pathology checklist ; Appendix E: General physical activities defined by level of intensity. |
| Note |
Description based on title page of print version. |
| Subject |
Breast -- Diseases -- Popular works.
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Breast -- Cancer -- Popular works.
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Breast Neoplasms.
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Breast.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular Works.
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| Added Author |
Lindsey, Karen, 1944-
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| Added Title |
Breast book |
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Doctor Susan Love's breast book |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Love, Susan M. Dr. Susan Love's breast book. 5th ed. Cambridge : Da Capo Press, ©2010 9780738213590 0738213594 (DLC) 2010021598 (OCoLC)548569618 |
| ISBN |
9781782687740 (online) |
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1782687742 (online) |
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9780738214399 (electronic bk.) |
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0738214396 (electronic bk.) |
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9780738213590 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0738213594 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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