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UNINA9910797562403321 |
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Autore |
Henderson I. Craig |
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Titolo |
Breast cancer : fundamentals of evidence-based disease management / / I. Craig Henderson |
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Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-029707-7 |
0-19-025173-5 |
0-19-939085-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Breast - Pathophysiology |
Combined modality therapy |
Cancer invasiveness |
Metastasis |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Epidemiology and risk factors for breast cancer -- Primary and secondary prevention of breast cancer -- Premalignant changes and in situ carcinoma -- Natural history of invasive breast cancer -- Histology of breast cancer -- Clinical and pathological staging -- Molecular factors as prognostic/predictive tools and therapeutic targets -- Diagnosis, work-up, and follow-up of breast cancer patients -- Treatment of the breast and regional lymph nodes surgery and radiation therapy -- Adjuvant systemic therapy -- Neoadjuvant therapy and locally-advanced or inflammatory breast cancer -- Management of metastatic disease. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume provides an in-depth understanding of the biology of breast cancer, the natural history of the disease, the use of molecular markers, the interpretation of clinical trial data, and the integration of multiple therapeutic modalities. Outcomes of clinical trials and details about commonly used drug regimens, drug dosage, and the expected side effects are summarised. |
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