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Tamoxifen and Breast Cancer: What Everyone Should Know About the Treatment of Breast Cancer »
Authors: Michael W. DeGregorio, Valerie J. Wiebe
ISBN-13: 9780300059076, ISBN-10: 0300059078
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: September 1994
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Michael W. DeGregorio
Book Synopsis
This authoritative and timely book presents a balanced discussion of the diagnosis of breast cancer and the risks, benefits, and limitations of treatment alternatives, particularly the widely used drug, tamoxifen. Using an accessible question-and-answer format, the authors provide up-to-date information.
Booknews
The cover--but not the title page--carries the subtitle, What Everyone Should Know About the Treatment of Breast Cancer. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Table of Contents
| Preface | ||
| 1 | Common Questions about Breast Cancer | 1 |
| 2 | Drug Therapy | 16 |
| 3 | Tamoxifen and How It Works | 28 |
| 4 | Tamoxifen in Breast Cancer | 34 |
| 5 | Side Effects of Tamoxifen | 46 |
| 6 | Tumor Recurrence and Tamoxifen Resistance | 58 |
| 7 | The Tamoxifen Chemoprevention Trial: Aims and Results | 67 |
| 8 | Future Approaches to Cancer Prevention and Treatment | 86 |
| Glossary | 95 | |
| References | 99 | |
| Index | 111 |
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