A Woman's Decision: Breast Care, Treatment, & Reconstruction
- ISBN-10
- 094221904X
- ISBN-13
- 9780942219043
- Series
- A Woman's Decision
- Category
- Medical / General
- Pages
- 564
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Quality Medical Pub.
- Authors
- John Bostwick, Karen J. Berger
Description
A Woman's Decision is an extraordinarily sensitive and authoritative book that will help women assess their options, familiarize themselves with the techniques used in treating breast cancer, and prepare themselves for what to expect medically and emotionally from reconstructive surgery. It combines complete and fully updated medical information with a detailed look at the emotional issues a woman must face when confronting breast cancer. Especially reassuring are the interviews conducted with women and their loved onces, discussion feelings and reactions at every starge, including the decision to seek reconstructive surgery. In easy-to-understand language, this new edition features the newest therapies available for breast cancer treatment including: Genetic and hormonal therapy Edoscopic (minimally invasive) surgery Image-guided biopsy and sentinel node biopsy Lumpectomy versus masectomy Skin-sparing masectomy and immediate reconstruction Partial reconstruction after lumpectomy
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- 2013-11-26
- 704 pages
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- 680 pages
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