Record details

• ISBN: 9781561487721
• Physical Description: 453 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cm
• Edition: 1st edition
• Publisher: Intercourse, PA : Good Books, [2012]
• Copyright: ©2012

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1 Cancer Basics -- Chapter 1 When Cancer Strikes 11 -- Chapter 2 Understanding Cancer 17 -- Visual Guide 33 -- Part 2 Breast Cancer -- Chapter 3 An Overview 43 -- Chapter 4 Making Sense of Risk Statistics 61 -- Chapter 5 Hereditary Breast Cancer 75 -- Chapter 6 Preventing Breast Cancer 91 -- Chapter 7 Latest on Screening 111 -- Chapter 8 Diagnosing Breast Cancer 127 -- Chapter 9 Precancerous Conditions 149 -- Chapter 10 Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) 153 -- Chapter 11 Treating Invasive Breast Cancer 161 -- Chapter 12 Breast Reconstruction 203 -- Chapter 13 Special Situations 211 -- Chapter 14 Follow-up and Surveillance 225 -- Chapter 15 If the Cancer Comes Back 235 -- Chapter 16 Treating Advanced Breast Cancer 247 -- Chapter 17 Ovarian Cancer: What You Should Know 271 -- Chapter 18 Uterine Cancer: What You Should Know 287 -- Part 3 Life After a Cancer Diagnosis -- Chapter 19 Feelings and Emotions 305 -- Chapter 20 Treatment Side Effects 323 -- Chapter 21 Complementary Therapies 351 -- Chapter 22 Survivorship 365 -- Chapter 23 Making the Transition to Supportive Care 379 -- Chapter 24 For Partners 395.

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