Madelon L. Finkel

Breast Cancer Facts, Myths, and Controversies

Understanding Current Screenings and Treatments

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book, written for the layperson, provides evidence-based material explaining the complex and evolving evidence of the benefits and limitations of breast cancer screening and the advances in breast cancer treatment. A diagnosis of breast cancer is one of the most emotionally charged statements a woman can hear from her doctor.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 556g
• ISBN-13: 9781440875137
• ISBN-10: 1440875138
• Artikelnr.: 62382454

Autorenporträt

Madelon L. Finkel, PhD, is professor of health care policy and research and director of the Office of Global Health Education at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Female Breast: Its Image and Function
through the Ages 2. Who Is at Risk for Breast Cancer? 3. Screening for
Disease: The Pros and Cons 4. Screening for Cancer: The Pros and Cons 5.
Advances in Breast Cancer Detection: What Are the Options? 6. Breast Cancer
Screening Guidelines 7. To Screen or Not to Screen: Changing Advice on
Mammography Screening 8. Breast Cancer Treatment Options: Which Treatments
Are the "Best"? 9. Treating Breast Cancer in the 21st Century: Is Precision
Targeted Cancer Therapy the Wave of the Future? 10. Complementary,
Alternative, and Integrated Medicine 11. Coping with Breast Cancer 12.
Physicians and Patients Need to Communicate with Each Other 13. You Are Not
Alone: Support Groups and Online Forums for Cancer Patients Appendix:
Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines for Women Glossary Notes Index