Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer, Second Edition is intended to provide a comprehensive description of current and evolving aspects of breast cancer including the biologic basis of disease, epidemiology, risk assessment, diagnostic evaluation, treatment strategies, and surveillance measures. The second edition expands considerably on the first edition, containing greater emphasis on issues relevant to medical oncology and the broader oncology community. New to this edition are chapters on the male breast, breast cancer in the augmented breast, and breast cancer in multiethnic/multiracial populations. More than 300 colour illustrations, photographs, and radiographs show tumours as they manifest Discusses the latest techniques, such as image-directed biopsy and sentinel node biopsy Includes contributions from leading surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, and gynaecologists Accompanied by a CD-ROM with the complete text and illustrations of the book, in fully searchable PDF files Images can be downloaded for lectures and presentations