Edited by
Arthur Skarin, MD, FACP, FCCP, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Senior Attending Physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
Wendy Chen, MD, MPH, Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
Andrew Wardley, MBChB, MRCP, MSc, MD, CCST, FRCP, Consultant Medical Oncologist & Clinical Research Lead for the Manchester Breast Centre, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
Description
Written by highly eminent authors, Breast Cancer - a title in the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute series - is produced in full color and
is richly illustrated throughout, providing a review of each cancer including its incidence, epidemiology, etiology and histopathology,
together with the clinical features. Diagnostic studies and current clinical and pathological staging are also given. Detailed tables
are provided with histopathological classification, diagnostic studies and, when important, prognostic factors. Current therapies are
also discussed in detail, together with useful algorithms to aid treatment decisions. Practical issues relating to management are also
given such as dealing with systemic and mucocutaneous reactions to chemotherapy, including alopecia, fatigue and extravasation.
Included in series
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Handbooks
Audience:
The book is aimed at trainee oncologists and general physicians who manage cancer patients outside of specialist centers.
