Management of patients at high risk for breast cancer / edited by Victor G. Vogel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vogel, Victor G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breast Neoplasms.

Risk Factors.

Medical Subjects:

Breast Neoplasms.

Risk Factors.

Physical Description:

xv, 306 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, [2001]

Contents:

1. Epidemiology of Breast Cancer / Lewis H. Kuller 1

2. The Genetics of Breast Cancer / Wendy S. Rubinstein 19

3. Clinical Characteristics of Genetically Determined Breast Cancer / Steven A. Narod 56

4. Quantitative Breast Cancer Risk Assessment / Suzanne O'Neill 63

5. Clinical Characteristics of Genetically Determined Ovarian Cancer / Patricia A. Shaw, Michael T. Deavers, Gordon B. Mills 94

6. Genetic Screening for Ovarian Cancer Risk Assessment / Anita S. Y. Sit, Robert P. Edwards 108

7. Contemporary Breast Imaging in the High-Risk Patient / Kathleen M. Harris 120

8. Imaging-Guided Percutaneous Biopsies / Jules Sumkin, Kathleen M. Harris 137

9. New Horizons in Breast Imaging / Jules Sumkin, Lara A. Hardesty 148

10. Development of a Risk Assessment Clinic / Constance A. Roche, Michele R. Lucas, Kevin S. Hughes 166

11. Prophylactic Mastectomy / Kenneth C. Shestak, Daniel A. Medalie, Scott L. Williams 183

12. Chemoprevention: Reducing Breast Cancer Risk / Victor G. Vogel 201

13. Psychological Management of Women at Risk for Breast Cancer / Donna M. Posluszny, Andrew Baum 228

14. Legal and Ethical Issues in Risk Assessment, Management, and Testing / Lisa S. Parker, Alan Meisel, Melissa J. Hogan 245

15. Cost-Effectiveness of the Identification of Women at High Risk for the Development of Breast and Ovarian Cancer / April Levine, Kevin S. Hughes 262

16. Population-Based Prevention Strategies / Amy Trentham-Dietz, Richard R. Love, Polly A. Newcomb 277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0632043237

OCLC:

43905968