ABC of Breast Diseases (ABC Series) [Paperback]

Michael Dixon (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 25, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0727914618 | ISBN-13: 978-0727914613 | Edition: 2

This second edition of the ABC of Breast Diseases has been thoroughly rewritten and updated. It contains invaluable information for doctors treating patients with both benign and malignant breast disorders. Both succinct and comprehensive, this guide includes all the recent changes in practice in this area of management of womens health. Each chapter is written by a doctor actively involved in the managing of patients with breast problems.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Beautifully set out and lavishly illustrated...an ideal companion for the general practitioner in his surgery or the young clinical specialist" - Journal of Medical Screening

From the Back Cover

The continual rise of beast disease means the need for general practitioners to make the correct diagnostic and management decisions is even greater. This second edition of the award winning ABC of Breast Disease, written by experts in the field, will prove an invaluable source of advice on th important decisions regarding symptoms of both benign and malignant breast disorders.
Rewritten and updated throughout, with excellent colour photographs, this edition includes the recent advances in practice in the management of women’s health in an informative and comprehensive approach, Chapters include:

• Symptoms, assessment and guidelines for referral


• Breast pain


• Breast infection


• Screening for breast cancer


• Breast cancer: treatment for elderly patients and uncommon conditions


• Prognostic factors


• Psychological aspect


• Breast reconstruction

This book will provide essential information to general practitioners, practice nurses, breast care nurses, surgeons or oncologists in training and medical students involved with patients with breast problems.

Product Details

• Paperback: 110 pages
• Publisher: BMJ Books; 2 edition (February 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727914618
• ISBN-13: 978-0727914613
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,230,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)