Overview

Breast cancer:The Facts is a concise and accessible guide to breast cancer aimed at patients and their families. Patients newly diagnosed will find it a valuable resource for background information. It will help them to cope following a diagnosis, and give them the knowledge to make informed decisions about their treatments. The clear layout of the book will mean it can be dipped into to answer specific queries and to access sources of more detailed information from, for example, the Internet or other written texts.The book aims to cover all aspects of the diagnosis and management of breast cancer, focusing on the patient journey, but including some special circumstances such as women at high risk, menopause and fertility after treatment, breast cancer associated with pregnancy, the role of clinical research and psychosocial aspects of diagnosis and survival.

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9780199558698

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"The text is beautifully printed so as to make it readable and helpful. The authors appear to have been objective and have had caring attitudes. * BMA Medical Book Competition 2010 * This is a very appealing book. I wish I had had it at the beginning of my own journey it would have answered all my questions. It does not look frightening and it is relatively slim; it is easy to put it down and pick it up later, recalling what you read previously. It will give patients/carers/friends a better understanding of the implications of breast cancer. * Macmillan Cancer Support Cancer Voices * I like the fact that it is concise and yet tries to cover almost everything for the breast cancer survivor. I particularly like its recommendation of a 3 survivorship plan and the template at the end. The diagrams and photographs aid clarity and there is a good glossary. * Macmillan Cancer Support Cancer Voices * I found the book to be excellent. It deals with facts but without being insensitive to other issues (such as psychological ones) and includes new developments and treatments. It does answer questions that one might not want to ask the medical staff for fear of ""bothering"" them with non-medical issues. I think anyone affected by breast cancer would find it useful, including health professionals who, to my mind, are not necessarily ""au fait"" with breast cancer. * Macmillan Cancer Support Cancer Voices *"

The text is beautifully printed so as to make it readable and helpful. The authors appear to have been objective and have had caring attitudes. * BMA Medical Book Competition 2010 * This is a very appealing book. I wish I had had it at the beginning of my own journey it would have answered all my questions. It does not look frightening and it is relatively slim; it is easy to put it down and pick it up later, recalling what you read previously. It will give patients/carers/friends a better understanding of the implications of breast cancer. * Macmillan Cancer Support Cancer Voices * I like the fact that it is concise and yet tries to cover almost everything for the breast cancer survivor. I particularly like its recommendation of a 3 survivorship plan and the template at the end. The diagrams and photographs aid clarity and there is a good glossary. * Macmillan Cancer Support Cancer Voices * I found the book to be excellent. It deals with facts but without being insensitive to other issues (such as psychological ones) and includes new developments and treatments. It does answer questions that one might not want to ask the medical staff for fear of bothering them with non-medical issues. I think anyone affected by breast cancer would find it useful, including health professionals who, to my mind, are not necessarily au fait with breast cancer. * Macmillan Cancer Support Cancer Voices *

The text is beautifully printed so as to make it readable and helpful. The authors appear to have been objective and have had caring attitudes. BMA Medical Book Competition 2010

Author Information

Christobel Saunders is Professor of Surgical Oncology at The University of Western Australia, teaching surgery to medical students and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research projects. An active clinical researcher, she is a lead investigator in several large studies in cancer. Her research interests include clinical trials, epidemiology and pathology of pregnancy-related (gestational) breast cancer, familial breast cancer, minimally invasive treatments and quality of life research, and have led to the publication of over 65 scientific papers in refereed journals as well as books and book chapters. Professor Saunders is a well-recognised cancer policy advisor and cancer control advocate. She is an executive member of several local, national and international cancer organisations, including Cancer Australia, The Cancer Council WA (President) and the National Breast Cancer Foundation of Australia. Sunil Jassal is a consultant in Breast Surgery at Royal Perth Hospital in Perth, Western Australia. He was born and completed initial medical and surgical training in Victoria, gaining an FRACS in the area of General Surgery. Sunil subsequently moved to Perth to pursue further training and expertise in his sub-specialty interest of Breast Surgery.

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