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Contemporary issues in breast cancer : a nursing perspective /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dow, Karen Hassey
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, [2004]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Jones and Bartlett series in oncology.
Subjects:
Breast Neoplasms.
Table of Contents:
  • Incidence, epidemiology, and survival
  • Nongenetic and heritable risk factors
  • Prevention strategies
  • Screening and early detection
  • Diagnosis and staging
  • Surgery techniques
  • Reconstructive surgery
  • Radiation therapy
  • Adjuvant chemotherapy
  • Hormonal therapy
  • Targeted therapy and treatment of recurrent and metastatic breast cancer
  • Hormonal therapy in advanced and metastic disease
  • Symptom management
  • Fatigue, sleep disturbance, and pain
  • Lymphedema
  • Menopausal symptoms
  • Late physical effects of cancer treatments
  • African American women and breast cancer
  • Asian women and breast cancer
  • Support and survivorship issues
  • End of life and palliative care