附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1 History of breast cancer therapy; 2 Chemoprevention of breast cancer; 3 Familial breast cancer; 4 Hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer; 5 Screening for breast cancer; 6 The management of in situ breast cancer; 7 Adjuvant systemic therapy; 8 Adjuvant radiotherapy in the management of breast cancer; 9 Predictors of response and resistance to medical therapy; 10 Primary medical therapy in breast cancer; 11 Medical therapy of advanced disease; 12 Experimental approaches.
摘要:The volume spans prevention, screening, genetics, and treatment of pre-invasive breast cancer, before focusing in depth on modern management of established breast cancer. This includes chapters on the various therapeutic options available and their role in treating breast cancer at different stages. It concludes with a chapter on palliative care.
