Breast cancer : fundamentals of evidence-based disease management / I. Craig Henderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henderson, I. Craig, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breast--Pathophysiology.

Breast.

Combined modality therapy.

Cancer invasiveness.

Metastasis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume provides an in-depth understanding of the biology of breast cancer, the natural history of the disease, the use of molecular markers, the interpretation of clinical trial data, and the integration of multiple therapeutic modalities. Outcomes of clinical trials and details about commonly used drug regimens, drug dosage, and the expected side effects are summarised.

Contents:

Epidemiology and risk factors for breast cancer

Primary and secondary prevention of breast cancer

Premalignant changes and in situ carcinoma

Natural history of invasive breast cancer

Histology of breast cancer

Clinical and pathological staging

Molecular factors as prognostic/predictive tools and therapeutic targets

Diagnosis, work-up, and follow-up of breast cancer patients

Treatment of the breast and regional lymph nodes surgery and radiation therapy

Adjuvant systemic therapy

Neoadjuvant therapy and locally-advanced or inflammatory breast cancer

Management of metastatic disease.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-029707-7

0-19-025173-5

0-19-939085-1

OCLC:

936291915