Authors: Susan Love
ISBN-13: 9780738213590, ISBN-10: 0738213594
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: September 2010
Edition: Fifth Edition, A Merloyd Lawrence Book
Susan M. Love, MD, MBA, is Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCLA and President and Medical Director of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation. A founder of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, she was appointed to the National Cancer Advisory Board by President Clinton.
Karen Lindsey has coauthored all editions of Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book.
Completely revised and updated edition of the guide the New York Times named the bible for women with breast cancer.”
This second edition of Love and Lindsey's comprehensive 1990 title has been so thoroughly revised that, Love notes, only the anatomy chapter remains untouched: ``The breast, I'm glad to report, is still located on the chest!'' New information includes that on mammography screening, the breast cancer gene, the metastatic phase of breast cancer, the connection between mind and body, prevention and the importance of political awareness and action. Also updated are discussions of every conceivable aspect of the breast: from its health and development to such common concerns as normal tissue lumpiness and breast feeding, to issues surrounding breast cancer-its screening, diagnosis, causes, treatment, prevention and the directions of current research. Hormone therapy, silicone implants, breast biopsy, lumpectomy, reconstruction and bone-marrow transplants are also explained. With Lindsey (Friends as Family), Love, who is director of the Comprehensive Breast Center, associate professor of clinical surgery at UCLA School of Medicine and co-founder of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, offers a highly readable book that educates, supports and encourages women to become their own advocates of breast health. (June)
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction to Second Edition | ||
Introduction | ||
1 | The Breast and Its Development | 3 |
2 | Getting Acquainted with Your Breasts | 19 |
3 | Breast Feeding | 26 |
4 | Variations in Development | 43 |
5 | Plastic Surgery | 50 |
6 | The Myth of Fibrocystic Disease | 73 |
7 | Breast Pain | 85 |
8 | Breast Infections and Nipple Problems | 94 |
9 | Lumps and Lumpiness | 108 |
10 | Diagnostic Mammography | 123 |
11 | Other Imaging Techniques | 137 |
12 | Biopsy | 144 |
13 | Genes and Environment | 165 |
14 | Risk Factors: Genetic and Hormonal | 176 |
15 | Risk Factors: External | 195 |
16 | Precancerous Conditions | 219 |
17 | Prevention | 235 |
18 | Screening | 249 |
19 | Understanding Breast Cancer | 263 |
20 | Diagnosis and Types of Breast Cancer | 273 |
21 | Staging: How We Guess If Your Cancer Has Spread | 284 |
22 | Fears and Feelings | 295 |
23 | Treatment Options: An Overview | 311 |
24 | Special Cases | 339 |
25 | Surgery | 357 |
26 | Prosthesis and Reconstruction | 384 |
27 | Radiation Therapy | 402 |
28 | Systemic Treatments | 416 |
29 | Complementary and Alternative Treatments | 435 |
30 | Life After Breast Cancer | 453 |
31 | When Cancer Comes Back | 468 |
32 | Metastatic Disease: Treatments | 486 |
33 | Clinical Trials | 502 |
34 | The Politics of Breast Cancer | 515 |
App. A Drugs Used for Systemic Treatment of Breast Cancer | 529 | |
App. B Resources, References, and Additional Reading | 532 | |
App. C Regional Support Organizations for Cancer and Breast Cancer Patients | 556 | |
App. D Comprehensive Cancer Centers | 570 | |
App. E Chartered Divisions of the American Cancer Society | 577 | |
App. F The Wellness Community Physician/Patient Statement | 581 | |
Notes | 583 | |
Glossary | 603 | |
Index | 611 | |
About the Authors | 628 |