Breast cancer / Antoinette R. Tan, guest editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tan, Antoinette R., editor.

Series:

Emerging cancer therapeutics ; Volume 1, Issue 3.

Emerging Cancer Therapeutics, 2151-4194 ; Volume 1, Issue 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breast--Cancer--Treatment.

Breast.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Demos Medical, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Breast Cancer : Breast cancer is second only to lung cancer as the leading cancer cause of death in women.In 2010 207,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and over 39,000 are expected to die from breast cancer.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Risk Factors and Strategies for Prevention of Breast Cancer; Current Trends and New Developments in Breast Cancer Imaging; Update on the Surgical Management of Breast Cancer: Areas of Controversy and Advancement; Advances in Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer; Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Updates and New Perspectives; Endocrine Therapy for Early Breast Cancer; HER2-Targeted Treatment in the Adjuvant Setting for Breast Cancer; Endocrine Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer; Chemotherapy Options for Metastatic Breast Cancer

Targeted Therapy for Metastatic Breast CancerManagement of HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer: Standard and New Approaches; Treatment Options for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer; The Expanding Role of Bisphosphonates and Novel Bone Agents in Breast Cancer; Principles of Breast Cancer Genomics; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61705-043-1

OCLC:

932332535