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Dr. Susan Love's breast book

Author: Susan M Love; Karen Lindsey
Publisher: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, ©1995.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd ed., fully revView all editions and formats
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Includes section on: breast feeding; plastic surgery; and the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer.
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Genre/Form: Popular Works
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Susan M Love; Karen Lindsey
ISBN: 020140835X 9780201408355
OCLC Number: 31815140
Notes: "A Merloyd Lawrence book."
Description: xxviii, 627 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 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.
Other Titles: Breast book
Doctor Susan Love's breast book
Responsibility: Susan M. Love, with Karen Lindsey ; illustrations by Marcia Williams.
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Includes section on: breast feeding; plastic surgery; and the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer.

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