Non-Disseminated Breast Cancer

Controversial Issues in Management
XIV, 168 Seiten
1993
Springer Berlin (Hersteller)
978-3-540-54514-9 (ISBN)

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The latest controversies surrounding the treatment of breast cancer are examined and analyzed by experts in the field. The viewpoints presented in this volume aim to clarify the issues and to allow all oncologists dealing with breast cancer to make the right decisions.


Contents: G.H. Fletcher: Is Breast Cancer Curable?- W. Lawrence, Jr., G.H. Fletcher: Criteria of Operability in Advanced Breast Cancer.- M. Tubiana: Post-Operative Radiotherapy and the Pattern of Distant Spread in Breast Cancer.- R.T. Osteen: How Much of the Axilla Should be Dissected?- N.P. Sacks, R.P. A'Hern, M. Baum: How Much of the Effect of Chemotherapy is Due to Hormonal Manipulation?- R.J. Epstein, I.C. Henderson: Chemotherapy for Node-Negative Breast Cancer.- E.A. Strom, M.D. McNeese, G.H. Fletcher: Treatment of the Peripheral Lymphatics: Rationale, Indications, and Techniques.- S.H. Levitt, L.-E. Rutqvist: What is the Value of the Clinical Trials?- L.-E. Rutqvist: What have we Learned from the Stockholm Trials on Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer?- S.J. Schnitt: Pathologic Factors Predictive of Local Recurrence in Patients with Invasive Breast Cancer Treated by Conservative Surgery and Radiation Therapy.-
T.I. Lingos, J.R. Harris: What is the Optimal Technique of Irradiation in Breast Conserving Treatment?- T.J. Eberlein, L.M. Douville: Which Patients Should be Treated by Breast Conservation Surgery and which by Modified Radical Mastectomy?- J.N. Ingle: What is the Role of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Postmenopausal Women with Operable Breast Cancer?- A. Recht: How Should we Treat Ductal Carcinoma in Situ?- R.M. Goldwyn: How Successful is Breast Reconstruction?

Reihe/Serie Medical Radiology - Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology
Vorwort L. W. Brady, H. P. Heilmann
Zusatzinfo 42 figs., 32 tabs.
Sprache englisch
Gewicht 700 g
Einbandart gebunden
Schlagworte Brustkrebs • Brustkrebs / Mammakarzinom • Medical Radiology: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology
ISBN-10 3-540-54514-X / 354054514X
ISBN-13 978-3-540-54514-9 / 9783540545149
Zustand Neuware
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