Textbook of breast cancer
Subtitle: a clinical guide to therapy
By: edited by Gianni Bonadonna, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, Pinuccia Valagussa.
Contributors: Bonadonna, G., 1934-; Hortobagyi, Gabriel N.; Valagussa, Pinuccia.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Informa
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9781841844183
Subjects: Breast -- Cancer -- Treatment.; Breast Neoplasms -- therapy.
Description: With the current advances in chemotherapy and hormonal drugs for breast cancer, as well as in surgical techniques and procedures, a revised edition of this popular textbook has become increasingly necessary. Completely overhauling the existing material, the editors of this work have provided a full update of the area, focusing in particular upon the topics where there has been most progress and controversy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Epidemiology and risk factors: an update / Veronica W. Setiawan, Heather S. Feigelson, and Brian E. Henderson; title: Evolving role of pathology in modern oncology / Soonmyung Paik and Chungyeul Kim; title: New imaging techniques / Steven E. Harms and Sally S. Harms; title: The new staging classification: is it useful for clinicians? / S. Eva Singletary; title: Molecular markers for treatment decision / Lajos Pusztai; title: Proteomics of breast cancer / Emanuel F. Petricoin ... [et al.]; title: New issues in breast cancer surgical management / Eleftherios P. Mamounas; title: New issues in radiotherapy management / Abram Recht; title: Primary systemic therapy of operable breast cancer : present role and perspectives / Ana M. Gonzalez-Angulo, Aman U. Buzdar, and Gabriel N. Hortobagyi; title: Adjuvant endocrine therapy: controversies and perspectives / Kala Visvanathan and Nancy E. Davidson; title: Conventional adjuvant chemotherapy: where are we 30 years later? / Edith A. Perez; title: Inflammatory breast cancer: advances in molecular genetics and treatment / Sofia D. Merajver, Vicki L. Goodman, and Michael S. Sabel; title: Controversies in the management of metastatic breast cancer / Craig Henderson; title: The role of high-dose chemotherapy in breast cancer / Sjoerd Rodenhuis; title: New agents for the treatment of breast cancer / Sara Cresta, Cristiano Ferrario, and Luca Gianni; title: Quality of life and psychosocial issues / Lynne I. Wagner and David Cella; title: Prevention of breast cancer: an update / Alberto Costa ... [et al.]; title: Treatment of special breast cancer patients / Milvia Zambetti and Angela Moliterni; title: Individualized therapy of breast cancer: a dream or a reality? / Gianni Bonadonna, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, and Pinuccia Valagussa.