The Mayo Clinic breast cancer book

Hartmann, Lynn C. (Added Author). Loprinzi, Charles L. (Added Author). Mayo Clinic. (Added Author).

Summary: Covers all aspects of breast cancer, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, medication, alternative remedies, coping mechanisms, and communicating with children.

Record details

ISBN: 9781561487721 (pbk.) :
ISBN: 1561487724 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
viii, 453 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Intercourse, PA : Good Books, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-416) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Cancer basics. When cancer strikes ; Understanding cancer -- Breast cancer. An overview ; Making sense of risk statistics ; Hereditary breast cancer ; Preventing breast cancer ; The latest on screening ; Diagnosing breast cancer ; Precancerous conditions ; ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) ; Treating invasive breast cancer ; Breast reconstruction ; Special situations ; Follow-up and surveillance ; If the cancer comes back ; Treating advanced breast cancer ; Ovarian cancer : what you should know ; Uterine cancer : what you should know -- Life after a cancer diagnosis. Feelings and emotions ; Treatment side effects ; Complementary therapies ; Survivorship ; Making the transition to supportive care ; For partners.