Breast Cancer: A Guide for Every Woman

by SheenaMeredith (Author), Michael Baum (Author), Christobel Saunders (Author)

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  Paperback
  1994

  $9.17

  Breast cancer is one of the most common and serious diseases facing women in the Western world, and is now a major concern of women whether or not they have the disease. This book, written in a sympathetic and accessible style by two leading medical experts and a medical journalist, gives full and up-to-date information about all aspects of breast cancer. The causes of breast cancer are explained, taking into account those factors that put women at greater risk and what can be done to protect them from developing the disease. Early symptoms, tests, and treatment options are described and advice is given on how to cope. There is information on treatment by surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, highlighting their benefits and side-effects. This book will serve as a guide for all women, especially those who have been diagnosed for or are at risk of breast cancer.

• Used

  Paperback
  1988

  $15.93

  This book provides a discussion of breast cancer, with information on most aspects of the disease, encompassing the progress made in this area of medicine during the seven years since the publication of the first edition. There are four main areas of development in recent years which are incorporated in this edition: indications that screening for breast cancer reduces the number of deaths; a new choice of treatment between mastectomy and conservation of the breast; the combination of chemotherapy or endocrine therapy with local treatment; and a recognition of how the cancer cell differs from the normal one. Topics covered include risk factors and prevention, the structure of the breast, benign and malignant changes and their symptoms, screening and self-examination, diagnosis, the course of the disease, surgery, complementary therapy, psychological aspects, advanced disease and prospects for the future.