An edition of Breast book
(2000)
Dr. Susan Love's breast book
4th ed. fully rev., 1st Da Capo Press ed
by Susan M. Love
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Dr. Susan Love's breast book
2005, Da Capo Press, Da Capo Lifelong Books
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- 4th ed. fully rev., 1st Da Capo Press ed
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Dr. Susan Love's breast book
2000, Perseus Publishing
in English
- 3rd ed., fully rev
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Table of Contents
pt. 1. The healthy breast
1. The breast and its development
The ductal anatomy
How the breast develops
2. Getting acquainted with your breasts
3. Variations in development and plastic surgery
Variations apparent at birth
Variations appearing a puberty
Plastic surgery
Thinking about plastic surgery
pt. 2. Common problems
4. "Fibrocystic disease" and breast pain
Cyclical pain
Noncyclical pain
Nonbreast-origin pain
5. Breast infections and nipple problems
Breast infections : intrinsic
Breast infections : extrinsic
Infection and cancer
Nipple problems
6. Lumps and lumpiness
Cysts
Fibroadenomas
Pseudolumps
Cancer
What to do if you think you have a lump
pt. 3. Diagnosis of breast problems
7. Diagnostic imaging : mammography, ultrasound, MRI, and other techniques
Mammograms
Quality of mammograms
Ultrasound
MRI
PET scanning
MIBI scan
CT scanning
Thermography
Other techniques
The future
8. Biopsy
Fine-needle biopsy
Core biopsy
Surgical biopsy
How to read your biopsy report
pt. 4. Prediction, prevention, and screening
9. Risk factors : nongenetic
Observational studies
Understanding risk
Hormonal risk factors
Fertility drugs
Pesticides and other environmental hazards
Diet
Alcohol consumption
Radiation
Occupational exposures
Electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure
10. Risk factors : genetic
BRCA 1 and 2
Testing
Choices
Pulling it together
11. Prevention
Exercise
Hormones
Tamoxifen and other SERMs
Other potential chemoprevention strategies
Preventive surgery
12. Precancerous conditions
Lobular cancer in situ
Ductal carcinoma in situ
13. The intraductal approach : getting to the source
14. Screening
Evaluating screening tests
Breast self-exam
Breast physical exam
Mammography
Screening recommendations
pt. 5. Diagnosis of breast cancer and decisions
15. Introduction to breast cancer
Statistics
Treatment studies : clinical trials and research protocols
Becoming part of a study
16. What kind of cancer is it?
How to interpret a pathology report
Staging
Biomarkers
Combined markers
17. Treatment options : local therapy
Surgery and radiation
Ablation techniques
Axillary surgery
Timing of surgery
Guidelines and choices
18. Treatment options : systemic therapy
Chemotherapy
Hormone therapy
Targeted therapies
Second opinions
19. Special cases and populations
Locally advanced breast cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer
The unknown primary
Paget's disease of the breast
Cystosarcoma phylloides
Cancer of both breasts
Cancer in the other breast
Breast cancer in very young women
Breast cancer in elderly women
Cancer during pregnancy
Breast cancer during lactation
Women with implants
African American women
Beast cancer in men
Other cancers
20. Fears, feelings, and ways to cope
Weighing the options
Finding support
Coping : what to tell your children
Coping : fears of your loved ones
Searching for information
What to look for in a doctor and medical team
pt. 6. Treatment
21. Surgery
Anesthesia
Preliminary procedures
Partial mastectomy and axillary dissection
Total mastectomy
22. Reconstruction and prosthesis
Prostheses
Reconstruction
Making a decision
The unacceptable reconstruction
Partial reconstruction after lumpectomy
The other breast
23. Radiation therapy
Initial consultation
The planning session
The treatments
The boost
Partial breast radiation
Side effects
24. Systemic therapy
Adjuvant chemotherapy
Adjuvant hormone therapy
25. Complementary and alternative treatments
Complementary therapies
Alternative treatments
pt. 7. Living with breast cancer
26. After treatment
The follow-up
physical adjustments
Long-term side effects of chemotherapy
Menopausal symptoms
Treatment for symptoms
Lifestyle changes
Healing the mind
Relationships and sex
Pregnancy
Insurance and getting a job
27. When cancer comes back
Local and regional recurrence
Distant recurrence (metastatic disease)
Hormone (endocrine) treatments
Targeted therapy
Bisphosphonates
Other treatments
Pain control
Experimental treatments
Taking care of yourself emotionally
When to stop treatment
pt. 8. What is coming
28. The future : from lab to bedside
Tumor stem cells
Gene-environment interaction
Angiogenesis
Translational research
Appendices
A. Drugs used for systemic treatment of breast cancer
B. Resources
C. NCI-designated cancer centers listed by state
D. The wellness community physician/patient statement
E. Pathology checklist
Glossary
Edition Notes
"A Merloyd Lawrence Book"
Includes index and bibliographical references (p. 559-592)
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