TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dixon,J.M.
TI  - ABC of breast diseases
SN  - 9781118472002
AV  - RG491 
U1  - 618.19 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Chichester
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ
KW  - Breast
KW  - Diseases
KW  - Cancer
KW  - Treatment
KW  - Health and Fitness
KW  - eflch
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Previous ed.: London: BMJ, 2006; Includes bibliographical references and index; Contributors, vii Preface, ix 1 Symptoms, Assessment and Guidelines for Referral, 1 J Michael Dixon and Jeremy Thomas 2 Congenital Problems and Aberrations of Normal Development and Involution, 12 J Michael Dixon and Jeremy Thomas 3 Mastalgia, 25 Julie Iddon and J Michael Dixon 4 Breast Infection, 31 J Michael Dixon 5 Breast Cancer: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Genetics, 41 Ivana Sestak, Jack Cuzick and Gareth Evans 6 Prevention of Breast Cancer, 47 Ivana Sestak, Jack Cuzick, Gareth Evans and Ava Kwong 7 Screening for Breast Cancer, 51 Robin Wilson, Douglas Macmillan and Julietta Patnick 8 Breast Cancer, 59 J Michael Dixon and Jeremy Thomas 9 Management of Regional Nodes in Breast Cancer, 68 Nigel Bundred, J Michael Dixon and Jeremy Thomas 10 Breast Cancer: Treatment of Elderly Patients and Uncommon Conditions, 77 J Michael Dixon and Richard Sainsbury 11 Role of Systemic Treatment of Primary Operable Breast Cancer, 86 AA Kotsori and Ian Smith 12 Locally Advanced Breast Cancer, 102 J Michael Dixon and Robert Leonard 13 Metastatic Breast Cancer, 109 Robert Leonard and J Michael Dixon 14 Prognostic Factors, 119 Alastair Thompson and Sarah Pinder 15 Psychological Impact of Breast Cancer, 125 Belinda Hacking 16 Carcinoma in situ, 130 Nigel Bundred and J Michael Dixon 17 Breast Reconstruction, 138 J Michael Dixon, Cameron Raine and Eva M Weiler-Mithoff Index, 151; Also available in printed form ISBN 9781444337969; Electronic reproduction; Browns Books For Students; Mode of access: World Wide Web
N2  - Covering symptoms and assessment, referral and treatments, 'ABC of Breast Diseases' includes chapters on screening, adjuvant therapy, clinical trials and prognostic factors; The ABC of Breast Diseases provides comprehensive guidance to the assessment of symptoms, and how to manage all common breast conditions and provides guidelines on referral. It covers congenital problems, breast infection and mastalgia, before addressing the epidemiology, prevention, screening and diagnosis of breast cancer. It outlines the treatment and management options for breast cancer within different groups and includes new chapters on the genetics, prevention, management of high risk women and the psychological aspects of breast diseases. Edited and written by internationally renowned experts in the field and highly illustrated in full colour, this fourth edition remains a practical guide for general practitioners, family physicians, practice nurses and breast care nurses as well as for surgeons and oncologists both in training and recently qualified as well as medical students. Breast diseases are common and often encountered by health professionals in primary care. While the incidence of breast cancer is increasing, earlier detection and improved treatments are helping to reduce breast cancer mortality. The ABC of Breast Diseases provides comprehensive guidance to the assessment of symptoms, and how to manage all common breast conditions and provides guidelines on referral. It covers congenital problems, breast infection and mastalgia, before addressing the epidemiology, prevention, screening and diagnosis of breast cancer. It outlines the treatment and management options for breast cancer within different groups and includes new chapters on the genetics, prevention, management of high risk women and the psychological aspects of breast diseases. Edited and written by internationally renowned experts in the field and highly illustrated in full colour, this fourth edition remains a practical guide for general practitioners, family physicians, practice nurses and breast care nurses as well as for surgeons and oncologists both in training and recently qualified as well as medical students
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