This second volume of the handbook on breast disease provides a comprehensive overview of its clinical management and current therapies. It brings readers up to speed with the latest guidelines and therapeutic regimens in breast cancer and provides and in-depth account of current and new therapeutic approaches.
Divided in themed parts, the book examines invasive breast cancer, pre-operative systemic therapy surgical management and recurrence among others, thus providing an in-depth account of breast cancer at the clinical stage. Among the themed parts are a section dedicated to special therapeutic problems, such as breast cancer in older women, Paget's disease and phyllodes tumors, and a section on supportive and follow-up care.
By adopting a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer, this book is a must- have for breast cancer practitioners. With a high number of colored illustrations and edited by highly experienced clinicians, this work enables readers to gain an interdisciplinary perspective on breast diseases. Contributions from an international team of experts present invaluable insight into clinical practice across different settings. Covering both theoretical and practical aspects of breast cancer, this is a highly informative and carefully presented book which will appeal to an international audience of medical, radiation and surgical oncologists.
About the Author: Adnan Aydiner, MD
Clinical Professor of Medical Oncology
Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty
Istanbul University Institute of Oncology
Department of Medical Oncology
Istanbul
TURKEY
Abdullah İğci, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty
Department of Surgery
Istanbul
TURKEY
Atilla Soran, MD
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Director, Breast Disease Clinical Research Program
Director, International Breast Fellowship Program
Director, Lymphedema Program
Department of Clinical
OncologyMagee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
USA
