Breast Cancer

Description:
Because most cancer care is delivered in the community setting, Breast Cancer, edited by Dr. James L. Weese, looks at the management of breast cancer through the lens of multidisciplinary pathways focused on evidence-based, real-world care of breast cancer patients in the community. A multidisciplinary team of expert authors provides state-of-the-art guidance from the perspective of community practitioners using an evidence-based model, clearly showing the thought processes used to make treatment decisions in today’s breast cancer management.

Features:

• Discusses all the latest breakthrough therapies for breast cancer, including chemotherapeutic, molecular, and immunologic agents, as well as new developments in precision-based medicine, pharmacology, breast cancer surgery, breast and lymphatic reconstruction, radiation therapy, and more. 
• Provides strategies for targeted radiation therapy and conservative breast surgery for contemporary breast cancer treatment 
• Features more than 200 high-quality figures throughout, including pathways, anatomic, radiographic, and graphic images. 
• Models a consistent, team-based thought process used at leading academic institutions to foster consistent decision making applied to the community setting. 
• Includes key points at the beginning of each chapter that highlight essential concepts and topics 
• An ideal resource for practicing medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, and radiation therapists, trainees and practitioners in related fields, and oncology nurses and case managers. 
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. 

Table Of Contents:

BREAST CANCER CARE IN THE COMMUNITY

Ch 1 Overview of Breast Cancer Care Settings

Ch 2 Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Breast Cancer

Ch 3 Role of the Nurse Navigator

PART TWO PATIENT SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION IN THE COMMUNITY

Ch 4 Breast Cancer Screening

Ch 5 Outcomes and Quality Indicators

Ch 6 Evaluation and Treatment in the Underserved Community

PART THREE BREAST CANCER TREATMENT IN THE COMMUNITY

Ch 7 Contemporary Surgical Approaches to Breast Cancer

Ch 8 Radiation Therapy

Ch 9 Chemotherapy

Ch 10 Precision Medicine

Ch 11 Treatment-Related Symptom and Toxicity Management

PART FOUR FOLLOW UP AND AFTER CARE

Ch 12 Rehabilitation

Ch 13 Nutrition

Ch 14 Survivorship

Ch 15 Palliative Care and Hospice

PART FIVE RELATED TOPICS FOR DELIVERY OF CARE TODAY AND TOMORROW

Ch 16 Genetics and Prevention

Ch 17 Financial Navigation

Ch 18 Expectations for the Future