The New Generation Breast Cancer Book: How to Navigate Your Diagnosis and Treatment Options--and Remain Optimistic--in an Age of Information...
- ISBN-10
- 1101883154
- ISBN-13
- 9781101883150
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 298
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015
- Author
- Dr. Elisa Port
Description
Elisa Port, MD, FACS, chief of breast surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital and co-director of the Dubin Breast Center in Manhattan, offers an optimistic antidote to the ocean of Web data on screening, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Inside you'll discover the various scenarios when mammograms indicate the need for a biopsy the questions to ask about surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and breast reconstruction the important things to look for when deciding where to get care the key to deciphering complicated pathology reports and avoiding confusion the facts on genetic testing and the breast cancer genes: BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 the best resources and advice for those supporting someone with breast cancer From innovations in breast cancer screening and evaluating results to post-treatment medications and living as a breast cancer survivor, Dr.
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