1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002276409707536

Autore

Couton, Georges

Titolo

Corneille / Georges Couton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris : Hatier, 1958

Descrizione fisica

223 p. ; 17 cm.

Disciplina

842.4

Soggetti

Corneille, Pierre

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910965698803321

Titolo

Mammography and beyond : developing technologies for the early detection of breast cancer / / Committee on Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer ; Sharyl J. Nass, I. Craig Henderson, and Joyce C. Lashof, editors ; National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine and Division of Earth and Life Sciences, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2001

ISBN

0-309-17131-8

0-309-51181-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xix, 288 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

NassSharyl J

HendersonI. Craig

LashofJoyce C

Disciplina

616.99/449075

Soggetti

Breast - Cancer - Diagnosis

Breast - Imaging

Medical screening

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-267) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Reviewers -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Breast Imaging and Related Technologies -- 3 Technologies in Development: Genetics and Tumor Markers -- 4 Development and Regulation of New Technologies -- 5 Evaluation and Cost Coverage of Technologies -- 6 Dissemination: Increasing the Use and Availability of New Technologies -- 7 Findings and Recommendations -- Glossary -- References -- Appendix Workshop Speakers -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Each year more than 180,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women in the U.S. If cancer is detected when small and local, treatment options are less dangerous, intrusive, and costly-and more likely to lead to a cure.  Yet those simple facts belie the complexity of developing and disseminating acceptable techniques for breast cancer diagnosis. Even the most exciting new technologies remain clouded with uncertainty. Mammography and Beyond provides a comprehensive and up-to-date perspective on the state of breast cancer screening and diagnosis and recommends steps for developing the most reliable breast cancer detection methods possible.  This book reviews the dramatic expansion of breast cancer awareness and screening, examining the capabilities and limitations of current and emerging technologies for breast cancer detection and their effectiveness at actually reducing deaths. The committee discusses issues including national policy toward breast cancer detection, roles of public and private agencies, problems in determining the success of a technique, availability of detection methods to specific populations of women, women's experience during the detection process, cost-benefit analyses, and more.  Examining current practices and specifying research and other needs, Mammography and Beyond will be an indispensable resource to policy makers, public health officials, medical practitioners, researchers, women's health advocates, and concerned women and their families.