| Edition |
4th ed. fully rev., 1st Da Capo Press ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 620 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
"A Merloyd Lawrence Book" |
| Bibliography |
Includes index and bibliographical references (p. 559-592). |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The healthy breast -- 1. The breast and its development -- The ductal anatomy -- How the breast develops -- 2. Getting acquainted with your breasts -- 3. Variations in development and plastic surgery -- Variations apparent at birth -- Variations appearing a puberty -- Plastic surgery -- Thinking about plastic surgery -- pt. 2. Common problems -- 4. "Fibrocystic disease" and breast pain -- Cyclical pain -- Noncyclical pain -- Nonbreast-origin pain -- 5. Breast infections and nipple problems -- Breast infections : intrinsic -- Breast infections : extrinsic -- Infection and cancer -- Nipple problems -- 6. Lumps and lumpiness -- Cysts -- Fibroadenomas-- Pseudolumps -- Cancer -- What to do if you think you have a lump -- pt. 3. Diagnosis of breast problems -- 7. Diagnostic imaging : mammography, ultrasound, MRI, and other techniques -- Mammograms -- Quality of mammograms -- Ultrasound -- MRI -- PET scanning -- MIBI scan -- CT scanning -- Thermography -- Other techniques -- The future -- 8. Biopsy -- Fine-needle biopsy -- Core biopsy -- Surgical biopsy -- How to read your biopsy report -- pt. 4. Prediction, prevention, and screening -- 9. Rick factors : nongenetic -- Observational studies -- Understanding risk -- Hormonal risk factors -- Fertility drugs -- Pesticides and other environmental hazards -- Diet -- Alcohol consumption -- Radiation -- Occupational exposures -- Electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure -- 10. Risk factors : genetic -- BRCA 1 and 2 -- Testing -- Choices -- Pulling it together -- 11. Prevention -- Diet -- Exercise -- Hormones -- Tamoxifen and other SERMs -- Other potential chemoprevention strategies -- Preventive surgery -- The future -- 12. Precancerous conditions -- Lobular cancer in situ -- Ductal carcinoma in situ -- 13. The intraductal approach : getting to the source -- 14. Screening -- Evaluating screening tests -- Breast self-exam -- Breast physical exam -- Mammography -- Screening recommendations -- |
| Subject |
Breast -- Diseases -- Popular works.
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Breast -- Cancer -- Popular works.
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Breast Neoplasms -- Popular Works. |
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Breast -- Popular Works. |
| Added Author |
Lindsey, Karen, 1944-
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| Added Title |
Breast book |
| ISBN |
0738209732 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
9780738209739 |
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