Understanding Lumpectomy: A Treatment Guide for Breast Cancer - Couverture souple

Benedet, Rosalind

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1886039623 ISBN 13 : 9781886039629

Editeur : Addicus Books, 2003

Synopsis

Is Lumpectomy an Option for You?

If you've been diagnosed with breast cancer, your mind is probably filled with questions about treatment. Perhaps you've heard about lumpectomy, but you question whether it's the best treatment for you.

You're not alone. Many women ask the same question. For decades, mastectomy has been the surgery of choice. But, recent research shows that lumpectomy combined with radiation, is as safe and effective as mastectomy for invasive breast cancer.

Oncology nurse Rosalind Benedet and radiation oncologist Mark Rounsaville, M.D., have worked with hundreds of breast cancer patients, and understand your concerns. In Understanding Lumpectomy, they draw from years of experience to answer your many questions. Among the topics they cover:

- How breast cancer is diagnosed and staged
- Understanding when lumpectomy is an option
- How a lumpectomy procedure is performed
- Radiation therapy--how it works and what to expect
- When chemotherapy or hormonal therapy is needed
- Coping emotionally
- Exercises to regain arm mobility
- Preventing lymphedema--arm swelling
- Optimum nutrition for healing

Your Guide to Lumpectomy . . . from Diagnosis to Recovery

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Rosalind Benedet, NP, is the clinical nurse specialist at the Breast Health Center of California Pacific Medical Center. She lives in San Francisco, California.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Addicus Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1886039623
• ISBN 13: 9781886039629
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 164
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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