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Written by three trusted experts-an oncologist, a breast surgeon, and a two-time breast cancer survivor-this multidisciplinary book walks you through everything you need to know about breast cancer so that you can make the best decisions about diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. In plain, easy-to-understand language, the authors draw on their professional experience and the most current scientific knowledge to ¿ describe risk factors for breast cancer ¿ explain the various tests used to detect cancer ¿ clarify the full range of treatment options, from surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation…mehr

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Written by three trusted experts-an oncologist, a breast surgeon, and a two-time breast cancer survivor-this multidisciplinary book walks you through everything you need to know about breast cancer so that you can make the best decisions about diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. In plain, easy-to-understand language, the authors draw on their professional experience and the most current scientific knowledge to ¿ describe risk factors for breast cancer ¿ explain the various tests used to detect cancer ¿ clarify the full range of treatment options, from surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation to newer combination therapies ¿ provide insight from experts in genetics, radiation oncology, and breast reconstruction ¿ present inspirational true stories of breast cancer survivors ¿ simplify complex concepts with detailed graphics, tables, illustrations, and photographs
Autorenporträt
Kenneth D. Miller, MD, a medical oncologist at the Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, is the past director of outpatient oncology at the University of Maryland's Greenebaum Cancer Center. He is the editor of Choices in Breast Cancer Treatment: Medical Specialists and Cancer Survivors Tell You What You Need to Know. Melissa Camp, MD, MPH is a breast surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Breast Center. Freelance writer Kathy Steligo, a two-time breast cancer survivor, is the author of The Breast Reconstruction Guidebook and the coauthor of Confronting Chronic Pain and Confronting Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer.