Authors: Monica Morrow, V. Craig Jordan
Manufacturer: B.C. Decker
Managing
Breast Cancer Risk is a single source for information needed by primary care physicians, nurses, gynecologists, as well as oncologic specialists who deal with women who are concerned about breast cancer. Its purpose is to bring together a multidisciplinary group of experts to address breast cancer risk in a clinically meaningful way. Chapters providing detailed information on individual risk factors are accompanied by a discussion of models, which integrate
multiple factors for a more complete assessment of risk. Traditional strategies for risk management, including surveillance and
prophylactic surgery, are reviewed, and the data on newer techniques such as ductal lavage and