Breast cancer sourcebook
Subtitle: basic consumer health information about the prevalence, risk factors, and symptoms of breast cancer, including ductal and lobular carcinoma in situ, invasive carcinoma, inflammatory breast cancer, and breast cancer in men and pregnant women; along with facts about benign breast changes, breast cancer screening and diagnostic tests, treatments such as surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and hormonal and biologic therapies, tips on managing treatment side effects and living with breast cancer, a glossary of terms, and a directory of resources for additional help and information
Edition: Fifth edition.
Series: Health reference series; Health reference series
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 662
ISBN-13: 9780780814622; 9780780814615
Subjects: Breast; Popular works; Cancer
Description: "Provides basic consumer health information on risk factors, screening, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various types of breast cancer, along with facts about coping during and after treatment. Includes index, glossary of related terms and directory of resources"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.