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OverviewEvery twelve minutes an American woman dies from breast cancer, and an additional four patients are told they have the disease. Second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in women overall, it is number one among cancer deaths in women aged 35-54 and the second in women aged 55-74. Putting into perspective the stark reality of breast cancer and the chances of surviving it, this work is a layperson's guide to the disease. Chapters cover the scope of the problem, the causes of breast cancer, how it begins, grows and spreads, and how it looks under the pathologist's microscope (illustrations are provided). Also supplied is information on mammograms and their role in prevention, and on genetics, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, web sites and the improvements one may expect in the near future and those possible in the distant future. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter A. DervanPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.286kg ISBN: 9780786410040ISBN 10: 0786410043 Pages: 197 Publication Date: 30 June 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewscarefully documented...useful --<i>Choice</i>; recommended...helpful --<i>Public Library Quarterly.</i> Author InformationA professor of pathology at University College Dublin, Peter A. Dervan, M.D., is a member of the boards of The Irish Journal of Medical Science and The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. Also the author of McFarland's Understanding Cancer: A Scientific and Clinical Guide for the Layperson (1999), he lives in Dublin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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