Textbook of breast cancer : a clinical guide to therapy / edited by Gianni Bonadonna, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, Pinuccia Valagussa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bonadonna, G., 1934-

Hortobagyi, Gabriel N.

Valagussa, Pinuccia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breast--Cancer--Treatment.

Breast.

Breast Neoplasms--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Breast Neoplasms--therapy.

Physical Description:

ix, 411 pages : illustrations (partly color) ; 26 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2006.

Summary:

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 important work have provided a full update of the area, focusing in particular upon the topics where there has been most progress and controversy.

Contents:

1 Epidemiology and risk factors: an update / Veronica W Setiawan, Heather S Feigelson, Brian E Henderson 1

2 Evolving role of pathology in modern oncology / Soonmyung Paik, Chungyeul Kim 17

3 New imaging techniques / Steven E Harms, Sally S Harms 33

4 The new staging classification: is it useful for clinicians? / S Eva Singletary 67

5 Molecular markers for treatment decision / Lajos Pusztai 81

6 Proteomics of breast cancer / Emanuel F Vetricoin, Julia Wulfkuhle, Virginia Espina, Lance A Liotta 101

7 New issues in breast cancer surgical management / Eleftherios P Mamounas 115

8 New issues in radiotherapy management / Abram Recht 163

9 Primary systemic therapy for operable breast cancer: present role and perspectives / Ana M Gonzalez-Angulo, Aman U Buzdar, Gabriel N Hortobagyi 177

10 Adjuvant endocrine therapy: controversies and perspectives / Kala Visvanathan, Nancy E Davidson 205

11 Conventional adjuvant chemotherapy: where are we 30 years later? / Edith A Perez 225

12 Inflammatory breast cancer: advances in molecular genetics and treatment / Sofia D Merajver, Vicki L Goodman, Michael S Sabel 241

13 Controversies in the management of metastatic breast cancer / Craig Henderson 257

14 The role of high-dose chemotherapy in breast cancer / Sjoerd Rodenhuis 289

15 New agents for the treatment of breast cancer / Sara Cresta, Cristiano Ferrario, Luca Gianni 305

16 Quality of life and psychosocial issues / Lynne I Wagner, David Cella 345

17 Prevention of breast cancer: an update / Alberto Costa, Davide Serrano, Bettina Ballardini, Andrea Decensi 363

18 Treatment of special breast cancer patients / Milvia Zambetti, Angela Moliterni 375

19 Individualized therapy of breast cancer: a dream or a reality? / Gianni Bonadonna, Gabriel N Hortobagyi, Pinuccia Valagussa 395.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1841844187

OCLC:

64026000