Full Description
This second volume of the handbook on breast diseaseprovides a comprehensive overview of its clinical management and currenttherapies. It brings readers up to speed with the latest guidelines and therapeuticregimens in breast cancer and provides and in-depth account of current and newtherapeutic approaches. Divided in themed parts, the book examines invasive breastcancer, pre-operative systemic therapy surgical management and recurrence amongothers, thus providing an in-depth account of breast cancer at the clinicalstage. Among the themed parts are a section dedicated to special therapeuticproblems, such as breast cancer in older women, Paget's disease and phyllodestumors, and a section on supportive and follow-up care. By adopting a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer,this book is a must- have for breast cancer practitioners. With a high number ofcolored illustrations and edited by highly experienced clinicians, this workenables readers to gain an interdisciplinary perspective on breast diseases.Contributions from an international team of experts present invaluable insightinto clinical practice across different settings. Covering both theoretical andpractical aspects of breast cancer, this is a highly informative and carefullypresented book which will appeal to an international audience of medical,radiation and surgical oncologists.
Contents
Section IInvasive Breast CancerBiopsy Techniques in non-Palpableor Palpable Breast Lesions.- Evaluation of Patients for Metastases Prior ToPrimary Therapy.- Staging of Breast Cancer.- Surgical Treatment of Early-StageBreast Cancer.- Evaluation of Axillary Nodes.- Breast Reconstruction.- AdjuvantSystemic Therapy: Endocrine Therapy.- Adjuvant Systemic Chemotherapy forHER2-Negative Disease.- Adjuvant Therapy for Her-2/neu positive Early BreastCancer.- Post-Mastectomy Adjuvant Radiotherapy (PMRT).- Adjuvant RadiationTherapy after Preoperative Chemotherapy.- Breast-Conserving Therapy:Hypofractionated and Conventional Whole-Breast Irradiation and AcceleratedPartial-Breast Irradiation.- Section II Preoperativesystemic therapyPreoperative Therapy for OperableBreast Cancer.- Neoadjuvant Hormonal Therapy in Breast Cancer.- SystemicTherapy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer.- Systemic Therapy for Inflammatory Breast Cancer.-
