Breast cancer sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the prevalence, risk factors, and symptoms of breast cancer, including ductal and lobular carcinoma in situ, invasive carcinoma, inflammatory breast cancer, and breast cancer in men and pregnant women : along with facts about benign breast changes, breast cancer screening and diagnostic tests, treatments such as surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and hormonal and biologic therapies, tips on managing treatment side effects and complications, a glossary of terms, and a directory of resources for additional help and information / edited by Amy L. Sutton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sutton, Amy L., editor.

Series:

Health reference series (Unnumbered)

Health reference series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breast--Cancer--Popular works.

Breast.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 608 pages).

Edition:

Fourth ed.

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Omnigraphics, c2012.

Detroit : Omnigraphics, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Provides basic consumer health information on risk factors, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various types of breast cancer, along with facts about coping during and after treatment. Includes index, glossary of related terms and directory of resources"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

pt. 1. Introduction to breast cancer

pt. 2. Types of breast cancer

pt. 3. Risk factors, symptoms, and prevention of breast cancer

pt. 4. Screening, diagnosis, and stages of breast cancer

pt. 5. Breast cancer treatments

pt. 6. Managing side effects and complications of breast cancer treatment

pt. 7. Living with breast cancer

pt. 8. Additional help and information.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781780348346

1780348347

9780780812802

0780812808

OCLC:

802059862