Breast cancer : care and management / edited by Victoria Harmer. - Second edition. - Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011 - xii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface vii Foreword ix HRH Words of Encouragement for Nurses from Stella McCartney x Contributors xi Acknowledgements xiii 1 An Overview of the Breast and Breast Cancer 1 (18) Elisabeth Grimsey 2 The Histopathology of Breast Cancer 19 (16) Helen E. Froyd Victoria Harmer 3 Genetic Factors in Breast Cancer 35 (23) Audrey Ardern-Jones 4 Breast Screening 58 (23) Ann-Marie Fretwell Linda Lee 5 Surgery for Breast Cancer 81 (22) Victoria Harmer 6 Physiotherapy for Patients with Breast Cancer 103 (19) Helen MacLeod Pauline Koelling 7 Breast Reconstruction 122 (27) Nicola West 8 Chemotherapy as a Treatment for Breast Cancer 149 (24) Elaine Lennan Joan Klein nee McCoy 9 Radiotherapy as a Treatment for Breast Cancer 173 (17) Karen Burnet 10 Endocrine Treatment for Breast Cancer 190 (25) Deborah Fenlon Kay Townsend 11 Lymphoedema and Breast Cancer 215 (17) Mary Woods 12 Fungating Wounds 232 (19) Victoria Harmer Rachael King 13 Advanced Disease 251 (31) Elizabeth Sumner 14 Complementary and Alternative Therapies 282 (27) Rosemary Lucey 15 Psychological Issues for the Patient with Breast Cancer 309 (20) Jane Rogers Mary Turner 16 Survivorship Issues 329 (13) Carmel Sheppard 17 Specialist Nursing Roles: What Are the Challenges? 342 (13) Emma Pennery Index 355

It gives up-to-date evidence-based information and practical advice on nursing care throughout diagnosis, treatment, recovery and end-of-life care. --from publisher description

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BREAST -- CANCER

RC 280 .B8 .B74 2011