Description
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This book provides the reader with up-to-date information on important advances in the understanding of breast cancer and innovative approaches to its management. Current and emerging perspectives on genetics, biology, and prevention are first discussed in depth, and individual sections are then devoted to pathology, imaging, oncological surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, medical oncology, and radiotherapy. In each case the focus is on the most recent progress and/or state of the art therapies and techniques. Further topics to receive detailed consideration include particular conditions requiring multidisciplinary approaches, the investigation of new drugs and immunological agents, lifestyle and psychological aspects, and biostatistics and informatics. The book will be an excellent reference for practitioners, interns and residents in medical oncology, oncologic surgery, radiotherapy, pathology, and human genetics, researchers, and advanced medical students.
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Umberto Veronesi is Scientific Director Emeritus of the European Institute of Oncology (EIO), Milan, Italy, which he founded in 1994. He was Minister of Health in the Italian Government from 2000 to 2001, and from 2008 to 2011 was a senator of the Italian Republic. Prof. Veronesi has devoted the greater part of his professional career to exploring new pathways of research with the aim of improving the treatment and quality of life of cancer patients, and he is responsible for a range of key innovations. He has also initiated educational enterprises for the training of oncologists, as founder of both the European School of Oncology and The European Society of Surgical Oncology. He has served as President of the International Union Against Cancer, of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer, and of the Federation of European Cancer Societies. He has been awarded 14 honorary degrees and is recipient of many honors and prizes, including the Gold Medal of the Italian Health Ministry. He is the author of more than 800 scientific publications and 12 oncological treatises.
