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Breast Cancer

A Guide to Clinical Practice

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  • Useful for routine clinical practice
  • The most important updated scientific data for breast cancer management
  • Step by step approach for the management of breast cancer

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Review of the Breast Cancer Management

  2. Pathology of Breast Cancer

  3. Radiologic Imaging

  4. Preoperative Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer

  5. Surgical Approach for Breast Cancer

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About this book

This book is a practical guide to the management of patients with breast malignancies. It serves as a quick reference book that gives the most up-to-date routine practical management strategies of breast cancer. Written and edited by leading experts, this handbook focuses on the application of conventional and novel treatment strategies to the care of patients with malignant breast disease and all stages of breast cancer. The chapters provide evidence-based treatment strategies for all patient subsets. Surgical, radiation, and medical treatment options are all discussed for each stage of breast cancer. It also includes the definitions of statistical terminologies and their usage in clinical practice and research. This is a comprehensive yet concise resource for residents, fellows, and early-career practitioners. 

Reviews

“This excellent book is to be recommended to the breast multidisciplinary team as a comprehensive overview of both accepted diagnostic and treatment pathways and current ‘hot topics’ with recent trials and advances in all disciplines explored and well referenced.” (Janet Litherland, RAD Magazine, August, 2019)


Editors and Affiliations

  • Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Adnan Aydiner

  • General Surgery, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Abdullah Igci

  • Surgical Oncology, Magee-Women’s Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, USA

    Atilla Soran

About the editors

Adnan Aydiner MD, Institute of Oncology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. Professor of Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine. He is a member of many International Societies and is the Board Member of Istanbul University, Oncology Institute. He is the President of Clinical Oncology Society and the President of Lung Cancer Society in Turkey. He is a Board Member of Istanbul Breast Society. He is one of the principal investigators in many International trials and he has published over 130 peer-review papers. He is one of the editors of Breast Disease book (by Springer), and also the editor of more than 15 books. 

Abdullah Igci MD, FACS, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of General Surgery, Breast Unit, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. Professor of Surgery. Director, Turkey Breast Disease Federation; Director, Istanbul Breast Society. He has published over 55 peer-review papers, heis one of the editors of Breast Disease book (by Springer).

Atilla Soran MD, MPH, FACS, Department of Breast Surgery, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburg, USA. Professor of Surgery; Director, International Breast Fellowship Program; Director, Lymphedema Program; Director, Clinical Research for Breast Disease; Director, Breast Disease Clinical Research Program; Director, International Breast Fellowship Program; Director, Comprehensive Lymphedema Center; Chair, International Committee National Consortium of Breast Centers. He has published over 80 peer-review papers, he is one of the editors of Breast Disease book (by Springer).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Breast Cancer

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide to Clinical Practice

  • Editors: Adnan Aydiner, Abdullah Igci, Atilla Soran

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96947-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-96946-6Published: 08 November 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07277-3Published: 31 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-96947-3Published: 29 October 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 615

  • Number of Illustrations: 68 b/w illustrations, 113 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Oncology, Pathology, Radiotherapy, Surgical Oncology

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