Toxicities of Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer Risks and Management Strategies /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wright, Jean L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Radiotherapy.; Oncology .; Oncology.

This book is a comprehensive guide to breast toxicity. Adjuvant radiation remains standard for a majority of women who undergo breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer, and indications for post-mastectomy and regional lymph node irradiation have also broadened with recent publications. At the sam...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Including Toxicity Risk in Balanced Clinical Decision Making
• 2. Acute and Late Skin Toxicity from Breast Radiation
• 3. Fatigue Associated with Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer
• 4. Pain Associated with Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer
• 5. Considerations for Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy in the Setting of Breast Reconstruction
• 6. Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Treatment
• 7. Cardiotoxicity Associated with Radiation for Breast Cancer
• 8. Second Malignancies after Radiation for Breast Cancer
• 9. Tissue Fibrosis after Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer
• 10. Pulmonary Toxicity Associated with Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer
• 11. Integrative Methods for Management of Toxicities Associated with Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer.