BREAST DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND THERAPIES VOL 2 (HB 2016)

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.

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

Oncology

Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Pittsburgh, PA

USA