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Using his now familiar image of a garden and a personal, plain English style, renowned breast cancer specialist Professor John Boyages, MD, PhD, walks you slowly through the stress and confusion of diagnosis, treatment and life after DCIS of the breast. Your whole life stops after a diagnosis of DCIS. The condition is extremely confusing. Treatment advice varies and there is a danger of both under-treatment and over-treatment. One doctor recommends a lumpectomy and radiation and the other a mastectomy. One tells you it s a cancer and the other it s not cancer.In DCIS of the Breast: Taking Control, John Boyages provides you with all the information you and your family and friends need to take control, understand what DCIS means and how to best treat this condition.Learn how to:*Identify the 20 Control Points important decisions you must make to navigate the medical maze*Find and research the right treatment team for you*Determine when a breast MRI may be indicated*Identify the key questions to ask your treatment team*Identify the treatment choices for your breast and armpit*Understand what oncoplastic surgery means*Avoid under-and over-treatment*Learn when hormonal treatments may be necessary*Cope with life after treatment*Take control if DCIS or cancer returns
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John is a cancer specialist with 30 years experience in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. He is the Director and Professor of Breast Oncology at the Macquarie University Cancer institute. From 1995 to 2011 he was the founding director of the Westmead Breast Cancer Institute and has published more than 140 research and clinical articles. He is an adviser on various national and international committees and is a member of the Australian Research Council College. He is a busy radiation oncologist and sees patients at the Macquarie University Hospital, a not-for-profit private hospital and Norwest private hospital. His opinion is regularly sought for complex breast cancer problems by patients and other specialist doctors. His patients find him to be an expert clinician, with extensive experience with the ability to explain problems simply to give hope, reassurance and calming accurate information.John s PhD was about what factors predict breast cancer coming back after treatment without a mastectomy. More recently he has been involved in research on DCIS, breast cancer screening and he also leads a translational research program for patients with severe lymphedema.John trained at Westmead Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. He is the author of Breast Cancer: Taking Control and the soon to be published DCIS of the Breast: Taking Control (two books for patients) and Clinical Breast Examination: Taking Control (a DVD for health professionals).In 2006 he was awarded a national medical media award for outstanding services to the media and the community. John is committed to the dissemination of research findings to lay and professional audiences. In 2013, he was one of four finalists for the NSW Australian of the Year and received the prestigious Rotary Vocational Excellence Award.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is the second book by Professor John Boyages for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer. The first book was designed for breast cancer patients and this second project for patients with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) of the breast. The book is written in an approachable style, with lots of photographs and patient stories which serves both to illustrate medical points and break up the text, making it more readable.The book is divided into three parts and has 20 control points where patients are guided through the process of making very important decisions regarding their diagnosis and treatment. John uses many botanical references and metaphors to explain difficult concepts and present information in a less threatening way. This is the second book by Professor John Boyages for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer. The first book was designed for breast cancer patients and this second project for patients with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) of the breast. The book is written in an approachable style, with lots of photographs and patient stories which . Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780980631142
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is the second book by Professor John Boyages for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer. The first book was designed for breast cancer patients and this second project for patients with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) of the breast. The book is written in an approachable style, with lots of photographs and patient stories which serves both to illustrate medical points and break up the text, making it more readable.The book is divided into three parts and has 20 control points where patients are guided through the process of making very important decisions regarding their diagnosis and treatment. John uses many botanical references and metaphors to explain difficult concepts and present information in a less threatening way. This is the second book by Professor John Boyages for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer. The first book was designed for breast cancer patients and this second project for patients with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) of the breast. The book is written in an approachable style, with lots of photographs and patient stories which . Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780980631142
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