The Little Book of Breast Cancer: A Self-Teaching Guide

The Little Book of Breast Cancer : A Self-Teaching Guide answers questions that women and their family and friends may, or should, ask about breast cancer. The self-teaching format allows readers to see how familiar they are with breast cancer facts and medical terms, and to immediately see the answer. This easy-to-read book includes information on breast cancer, its causes, natural history, treatment (including side-effects), and results. All in clear language a non-medical person can easily understand.

Michael Hunter MD is a radiation oncologist specializing in breast cancer, and is a partner at Virginia Mason Medical Center (Seattle, WA, USA). He also consults at Valley Medical Center (Renton, WA), Evergreen Hospital Medical Center (Kirkland, WA), and Sequim Radiation Oncology Center (Sequim, WA). Dr. Hunter received his undergraduate degree from Harvard, a medical degree from Yale, and completed a residency at University of Pennsylvania. His interests include family, Shito-ryu karate, piano, foreign travel, twentieth-century art, and Japanese language. His latest challenge is the violin.