Section 1. Risk assessment and prevention of breast cancer --; section 2. Breast cancer screening --; section 3. Breast cancer : diagnostic evaluation --; section 4. Tissue diagnosis --; section 5. Breast pathology --; section 6. Multidisciplinary management of breast cancer --; section 7. Surgical management of early-stage breast cancer --; section 8. Techniques for breast irradiation --; section 9. Systemic therapies for early-stage breast cancer --; section 10. Early-stage breast cancer : special circumstances.
Although the mortality of breast cancer falling-testimony to the success of interventional strategies in the form of screening and adjuvant systemic therapies-the incidence of this disease is rising worldwide. This thoroughly revised third edition, discusses the principles and practice of early breast cancer management within the context of the multidisciplinary team, and includes comprehensive sections on risk assessment, prevention, screening, imaging, diagnostics, pathology, and treatment.