Breast cancer surgery and reconstruction : what's right for you / / Patricia Anstett ; with photography by Kathleen Galligan
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| Autore: |
Anstett Patricia <1947->
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| Titolo: |
Breast cancer surgery and reconstruction : what's right for you / / Patricia Anstett ; with photography by Kathleen Galligan
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2016] |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 618.1/9059 |
| Soggetto topico: | Breast - Surgery |
| Surgery, Plastic | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | GalliganKathleen |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Modern breast surgery and reconstruction -- Making the decision -- Mastectomy: what to expect -- A veteran's story: lumpectomy -- Reconstruction with tissue -- Medical destinations -- Silicone implants -- Saline implants -- Flat or one-breasted -- Uneven results -- Delayed reconstruction -- The nipple: the ultimate challenge -- Revisionists -- Sex and intimacy -- Lymphedema -- Arab culture -- Money and insurance -- Clothing and breast forms -- Doctor selection issues -- Previvors -- Family -- Pregnancy -- Wrapping it up. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Breast cancer surgery and reconstruction offer more choices than ever for women to treat breast cancer. But looking back, women who have been through it often say they wish they knew more. Blending powerful insights from survivors with mental, emotional, and health perspectives, the authors provide a powerful resource for women and their loved ones. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Breast cancer surgery and reconstruction |
| ISBN: | 1-4422-4263-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910798236303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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