Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Mina, Lida A. (Συγγραφέας), Storniolo, Anna Maria (Συγγραφέας), Kipfer, Hal Douglas (Συγγραφέας), Hunter, Cindy (Συγγραφέας), Ludwig, Kandice K. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Gynecology.; Oncology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Primary Care Medicine.

Uniquely designed for oncologists and general practitioners, this book offers clinicians comprehensive guidelines when dealing with women at high risk for breast cancer. Written by experts in the field on the cutting edge of this research, the following questions will be answered for the reader by t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction to breast cancer: The Magnitude of the problem
• 2. Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
• 3. Defining the population at elevated risk for Breast Cancer: Risk Models
• 4. Genetic predisposition and Genetic screening
• 5. The BRCA patient population
• 6. Women with benign proliferative breast disease
• 7. Approach to Imaging
• 8. Chemoprevention
• 9. Lifestyle and Breast Cancer
• 10. Obesity and Inflammation
• 11. Conclusion/the Future/ Komen Tissue Bank/Clinical Trials.