Breast Cancer Sourcebook »

Basic Consumer Health Information about Breast Health and Breast Cancer, Including Facts about Environmental, Genetic, and Other Risk Factors, Prevention Efforts, Screening and Diagnostic Methods, Surgical Treatment Options and Other Care Choices, Complementary and Alternative Therapies, and Post-Treatment Concerns

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Reviewer:Margaret R Hurst, BSN(University of New Mexico Hospital)
Description:Intended for patients and their families, this book is written as an aid to negotiating a breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. A third edition is appropriate, as therapies and treatments are constantly changing.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide comprehensive information to women receiving care for breast cancer. It arms them with information in order to make informed decisions about their treatment and become more of a partner in their care.
Audience:Although targeted at patients diagnosed with breast cancer, the book could also be used by healthcare providers who are not physicians or oncology nurses as a reference for teaching patients about their disease.
Features:This book covers a range of topics, from diagnosis and treatment to medication interactions, diet, and support groups, to name a few. It does not really use any innovative methods to present the information. One of the shortcomings is that it is geared towards readers who have at least a high school education, if not higher, which may leave out some populations.
Assessment:This is a very useful reference for people wanting to learn more about breast cancer and how to negotiate their care or the care of a loved one. The third edition is necessary as information/treatment options continue to evolve.

Preface

Pt. I Breast Health

Ch. 1 Anatomy of the Breast 3

Ch. 2 Breast Self-Examination 9

Ch. 3 Understanding Breast Changes 15

Ch. 4 What Are Benign Breast Conditions? 23

Ch. 5 Breast Lumps: What You Should Know 27

Pt. II Breast Cancer Fundamentals

Ch. 6 What You Need to Know about Breast Cancer 35

Ch. 7 Inflammatory Breast Cancer 49

Ch. 8 Paget Disease of the Nipple 55

Ch. 9 Male Breast Cancer 59

Ch. 10 Breast Cancer Statistics 67

Ch. 11 Breast Cancer in Minority Populations 77

Ch. 12 Pregnancy and Breastfeeding May Influence Breast Cancer Risk 91

Ch. 13 Medications and Breast Cancer Risk 95

Ch. 14 Environmental Factors and Breast Cancer Risk 109

Ch. 15 Genes and Breast Cancer Risk 117

Ch. 16 Can Breast Cancer Be Prevented? 131

Ch. 17 Preventive Mastectomy: Questions, Answers, and Concerns 137

Pt. III Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis

Ch. 18 Screening for Breast Cancer 147

Ch. 19 Understanding Mammography 153

Ch. 20 Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to Detect Breast Cancer 173

Ch. 21 Evaluating a Breast Lump 177

Ch. 22 Breast Biopsies 185

Ch. 23 Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy 197

Ch. 24 Questions and Answers about Your Pathology Report 201

Ch. 25 Hormone Receptor Status Testing 207

Ch. 26 Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (Her2/neu) Testing 211

Ch. 27 Cancer Antigen (CA) 15-3 Testing 215

Pt. IV Breast Cancer Treatment

Ch. 28 Treatment Options for Breast Cancer Patients 221

Ch. 29 A Guide to Making Breast Cancer Treatment Choices 231

Ch. 30 Surgery for Breast Cancer 253

Ch. 31 Radiation Therapy 283

Ch. 32 Chemotherapy 301

Ch. 33 Biological Therapies 339

Ch. 34 Complementary and AlternativeTherapies 347

Ch. 35 Nutrition in Cancer Care 353

Pt. V Recurrent and Metastatic Cancer: Special Considerations

Ch. 36 If Cancer Returns 373

Ch. 37 Metastatic Cancer 381

Ch. 38 Making Choices about Care for Advanced Cancer 387

Pt. VI Breast Cancer Research

Ch. 39 Breast Cancer Advances 395

Ch. 40 Studying Breast Cancer Risks and Prevention 401

Ch. 41 Improvements in Monitoring Breast Cancer 407

Ch. 42 Treatment Implications of Breast Cancer Genomes 415

Ch. 43 Trial Assigning IndividuaLized Options for Treatment (TAILORx) 421

Ch. 44 Boost Radiation Beneficial in Early-Stage Breast Cancer 427

Ch. 45 Tamoxifen and Recent Research 431

Ch. 46 Trastuzumab (Herceptin) 457

Ch. 47 New Study of Targeted Therapies for Breast Cancer 461

Ch. 48 Taking Part in Cancer Research 465

Pt. VII Moving Forward

Ch. 49 Your Feelings: Coping and Support 485

Ch. 50 Talking with Family, Friends, and Children about Breast Cancer 499

Ch. 51 Questions Women with Breast Cancer Frequently Ask about Health Insurance 503

Ch. 52 I'm Done with My Treatment: Now What? 509

Ch. 53 Managing Holidays and Milestones after Breast Cancer 519

Ch. 54 Intimacy and Sexuality after Breast Cancer Treatment 525

Ch. 55 Considering Pregnancy after Breast Cancer Treatment 529

Ch. 56 Breast Cancer Survivors and Osteoporosis 533

Pt. VIII Additional Help and Information

Ch. 57 A Glossary of Breast Cancer Terms 541

Ch. 58 National Breast Cancer Organizations and Sources of Support 555

Ch. 59 National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Programs: State Contacts 565

Index 581