Description

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Each chapter provides a focused clinical outline of in-office and OR-based treatment procedures for breast surgeons A broad overview of Breast Surgical Techniques and Interdisciplinary Management written by leaders in the field Each section provides an in-depth look at new and innovative procedures in breast surgical oncology as well as office management Back cover copy - Dirbas & Scott-Connor if one were looking for a one-word description of both clinicians' and patients' reaction to a diagnosis of breast cancer that word would be "complexity." As in most complex situations, the expertise of many parties is required. Breast cancer management, in fact, has become the textbook example of multidisciplinary patient management. The purpose of Breast Techniques and Interdisciplinary Management is to bring experts together to provide a comprehensive, best practice-based approach so that clinicians provide the best possible outcomes for their patients. There are many excellent textbooks available on the broad topic of breast disease, the inevitable question (raised by the editors themselves before undertaking this project) is simple: why another breast book? Breast Techniques and Interdisciplinary Management was written with the intention of providing exactly what the title indicates: an interdisciplinary approach to the management of breast disease, with a focus on current surgical best practices. The expert chapter authors from many medical specialties provide insight into the complicated management of breast cancer patients. Designed not just for residents and fellows, but also for clinicians whose practices are changing, Breast Techniques and Interdisciplinary Management provides practical patient management, with each chapter containing both key concept and best practice advice. In fact, the bread-and-butter chapters mirror the patient experience from diagnosis, evaluation, treatment and survivorship. From the foreword: The g.

About the Author

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Frederick M. Dirbas, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery Breast Disease Management Group Leader Clinical Care Sub-Team Division of Surgical Oncology Department of Surgery Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Cancer Center 875 Blake Wilbur Drive, CC2235 Stanford, CA 94025, USA Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Surgery University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic 200 Hawkins Drive, 1516 JCP Iowa City, IA 52242-1086, USA