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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, Paget Disease, triple-negative 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 / Angela L. Williams, managing editor.

Williams, Angela, 1963- (editor.). Omnigraphics, Inc., (issuing body.).

Summary:

"Provides basic consumer health information on risk factors, screening, 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780780816879
ISBN: 0780816870
Physical Description: xix, 599 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Edition: Sixth edition.
Publisher: Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction to breast cancer -- Types of breast cancer -- Risk factors, symptoms, and prevention of breast cancer -- Screening, diagnosis, and stages of breast cancer -- Breast cancer treatments -- Managing side effect and complications of breast cancer -- Living with breast cancer -- Clinical trials and breast cancer research -- Additional help and information.