Medical therapy of breast cancer / edited by Zenon Rayter and Janine Mansi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rayter, Zenon, 1951- editor.

Mansi, Janine, 1955- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breast--Cancer--Treatment.

Breast.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 394 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There have been very significant advances across many areas of the study, investigation and treatment of breast cancer. This publication surveys how scientific advances have influenced, improved and extended therapeutic options. The volume spans prevention, screening, genetics, and treatment of pre-invasive breast cancer, before focusing in depth on management of established breast cancer. This includes chapters on the various therapeutic options available and their role in treating breast cancer from the very earliest stage through to advanced and metastatic breast cancer. In addition, the text looks forward at the potential for emerging experimental strategies to become adopted into medical management in the future. The volume concludes with a chapter on palliative care. This wide-ranging account will be essential for breast cancer specialists, trainees in oncology and clinical research scientists.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1 History of breast cancer therapy; 2 Chemoprevention of breast cancer; 3 Familial breast cancer; 4 Hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer; 5 Screening for breast cancer; 6 The management of in situ breast cancer; 7 Adjuvant systemic therapy; 8 Adjuvant radiotherapy in the management of breast cancer; 9 Predictors of response and resistance to medical therapy; 10 Primary medical therapy in breast cancer; 11 Medical therapy of advanced disease; 12 Experimental approaches

13 The place of bisphosphonates in the management of breast cancer14 Palliative care in breast cancer; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-12671-1

1-280-15987-1

9786610159871

0-511-11624-1

1-139-14560-6

0-511-06552-3

0-511-05921-3

0-511-30711-X

0-511-54587-8

0-511-06765-8

OCLC:

228110887