The new generation breast cancer book : how to navigate your diagnosis and treatment options--and remain optimistic--in an age of information overload / Elisa Port, MD, FACS, Chief of Breast Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital and Co-director of the Dubin Breast Center.
"From an expert in the field comes the definitive guide to managing breast cancer in the information age--a comprehensive resource for diagnosis, treatment, and peace of mind. The breast cancer cure rate is at an all-time high, and so is the information--and misinformation--available to patients and...
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New York :
Ballantine Books,
[2015]
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| Physical Description: | xix, 298 pages ; 24 cm |
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Contents:
- What every woman should know: the risks we all face, the rewards we get from screening and prevention
- Figuring out if there is a problem and the "B" word: when "we just need to take another look" turns into a biopsy
- When "positive" is a negative thing: the first steps to take when cancer is diagnosed
- Putting together your team: it starts with the surgeon
- Understanding your diagnosis: what you have and what it really means
- One of the biggest decisions: lumpectomy versus mastectomy
- Reconstruction: better options than ever before
- Decoding your pathology report: what matters and what doesn't
- Chemo, medication, and all the options: when you need to see a medical oncologist
- Radiation: if all the cancer was removed with surgery, why do we need it?
- Sign me up: when participating in research or a clinical trial today might give you the best treatment of tomorrow
- Recovery after treatment: ongoing care
- Lifestyle factors: what do diet, stress, alcohol, and smoking have to do with breast cancer?
- Alternative and complementary medicine: where do they fit in?
- Cancer is a family affair ... : and what are those genes that everyone keeps talking about?
- Yes, men can get breast cancer too: less information, but also less information overload
- Breast cancer during pregnancy, and pregnancy after breast cancer: both can happen
- Recurrence: devastation and finding hope
- The 10 percent: when all else fails
- The future: moving forward with hope and optimism
- Appendix 1: some of the most common breast cancer myths-and the truth
- Appendix 2: frequently asked questions: friends and family.