Management of the patient at high risk for breast cancer / Nora M. Hansen, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hansen, Nora M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breast Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Breast Neoplasms--therapy.

Breast--Cancer--Diagnosis.

Breast.

Breast--Cancer--Treatment.

Medical Subjects:

Breast Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Breast Neoplasms--therapy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, 2013.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Management of the Patient at High Risk for Breast Cancer provides a state-of-the art review of patients who are at high risk for breast cancer, how to identify them, the tools available for risk assessment and quantification and indications for genetic counseling and testing. The book summarizes the high risk breast imaging options, including newest techniques and schedules. Pathologic evaluation of high risk lesions are featured as well as the management issues surrounding these lesions. The volume also covers the management of concomitant cancer risk and screening strategies.

Contents:

Identifying women at high risk of breast cancer : understanding the risk models / Scott M. Weissman

Genetic and genomic factors in breast cancer / Lee P. Shulman

BRCA mutation / Ashley N. Hardy, Elizabeth Tarasewicz, Jacqueline S. Jeruss

$t BRCA mutation

High risk breast lesions and pathologic evaluation / Thomas J. Lawton

Management of high-risk lesions / Christine M. Gresik, Seema A. Khan

Radiological imaging for high-risk patient / Erin Neuschler, Paula Grabler

Risk reduction strategies : medical oncology / Virginia Kaklamani

Risk reduction strategies : surgical perspective / Lisa Renee-Palko Spiguel, Nora Hansen

Options and advances in breast reconstruction / John Y.S. Kim, Vinay Rawlani, Jennifer E. Cheesborough

Management of concomitant risk / Megan E. Miller, Sarah M. Nielsen, Swati A. Kulkarni

Psychological implications of testing positive for the BRCA gene / Timothy Pearman

The high-tech high risk clinic / Brian Drohan, Constance Roche, Kevin S. Hughes

Current and future direction in basic and translational research / Susan M. Love.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Hansen, Nora M. Management of the Patient at High Risk for Breast Cancer

ISBN:

9781461458913

1461458919

OCLC:

824118143

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.