Dr. Susan Love's breast book / [electronic resource] Susan M. Love, with Karen Lindsey ; illustrations by Marcia Williams.
By: Love, Susan M.
Contributor(s): Lindsey, Karen.
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TextPublisher: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1995Edition: 2nd ed., fully rev.Description: xxviii, 627 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 020140835X; 9780201408355.Other title: Doctor Susan Love's breast book.Uniform titles: Breast book Subject(s): Breast -- Diseases -- Popular works | Breast -- Cancer -- Popular works | Breast Neoplasms -- Popular Works | Breast -- Popular WorksDDC classification: 618.1/9 Online resources: Publisher description | Free eBook from the Internet Archive | Additional information and access via Open Library "A Merloyd Lawrence book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 532-555) and index.
Introduction to second edition -- Introduction -- pt. 1. The healthy breast -- ch. 1. The breast an its development -- ch. 2. Getting acquainted with your breasts -- ch. 3. Breast feeding -- ch. 4. Variations in development -- ch. 5. Plastic surgery -- pt. 2. Common problems of the breast -- ch. 6. The myth of fibrocystic disease -- ch. 7. Breast pain -- ch. 8. Breast infections and nipple problems -- ch. 9. Lumps and lumpiness -- pt. 3. Diagnosis of breast problems -- ch. 10. Diagnostic mammography -- ch. 11. Other imafing tchniques -- ch. 12. Biopsy -- pt. 4. The causes of breast cancer -- ch. 13. Genes and environment -- ch. 14. Risk factors: genetic and hormonal -- ch. 15. Risk factors: external -- ch. 16. Precancerous conditions -- ch. 17. Prevention -- ch. 18. Screening -- pt. 5. The diagnosis of breast cancer -- ch. 19. Understanding breast cancer -- ch. 20. Diagnosis and types of breast cancer -- ch. 21. Staging: how we guess if your cancer has spread -- ch. 22. Fears and feelings -- pt. 6. Treating breast cancer -- ch. 23. Treatment options: an overview -- ch. 24. Special cases -- ch. 25. Surgery -- ch. 26. Prosthesis and reconstruction -- ch. 27. Radiation therapy -- ch. 28. Systemic treatments -- ch. 29. Complementary and alternative treatments -- pt. 7. Living with breast cancer -- ch. 30. Life after breast cancer -- ch. 31. When cancer comes back -- ch. 32. Metastatic disease: treatments -- ch. 33. Clinical trials -- ch. 24. The politics of breast cancer -- appendix A. Drugs used for systemic treatment of breast cancer -- appendix B. Resources, references, and additional reading -- appendix C. Regional support organizations for cancer and breast cancer patients -- appendix D. Comprehensive cancer centers -- appendix E. Chartered divisions of the American Cancer Society -- appendix F. The wellness community physician/patient statement.