The breast cancer survival manual
Subtitle: a step-by-step guide for women with newly diagnosed breast cancer
By: John S. Link, M.D., with Shlomit Ein-Gal, M.D., and Nancy Link, R.D.N.
Contributors: Ein-Gal, Shlomit, author; Link, Nancy, author
Edition: Sixth edition, completely revised and updated, first St. Martin's Griffin edition.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781250144522
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Popular works; Breast; Cancer
Description: This manual provides essential updates on treatment and care, enhancing the basic information that has made this the most trusted guide for women diagnosed with breast cancer for the past two decades.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The breast cancer basics; title: The launching pad : knowledge is power & second opinions; title: Types of breast cancer; title: The pathology report; title: Local control; title: Systemic control; title: Ductal carcinoma in situ; title: Management of luminal breast cancer; title: Management of HER2-positive breast cancer; title: Management of triple-negative breast cancer; title: Risk assessment and genetic testing; title: Nutrition and lifestyle; title: Clinical research trials; title: Life after breast cancer diagnosis : becoming a survivor; title: Conclusion.