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Quest for the Cure: Reflections on the Evolution of Breast Cancer Treatment de George R. Blumenschein

Quest for the Cure: Reflections on the Evolution of Breast Cancer Treatment

Autor George R. Blumenschein
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 oct 2013
This original fourteen chapter book is a brief, slightly autobiographic tale of medical oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, and breast cancer patients in a well-established cancer center in Texas, who pursued the goal of cure for breast cancer. The evolution of improved outcomes in the treatment of microscopic metastatic breast cancer is also the story of the development of adjuvant chemotherapy for post-operative breast disease. The adjuvant therapy of breast cancer came about with the realization that this malignancy, when diagnosed in most patients, had spread beyond the confines of the primary cancer.


  • Patient histories in the form of Case Studies are used to illustrate certain issues.
  • Devoted to the development of the chemotherapeutic regimens that currently are used to treat patients with advanced breast cancer.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780124201538
ISBN-10: 0124201539
Pagini: 108
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 6 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: ELSEVIER SCIENCE

Cuprins

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Foreword - by Joni Rodgers
Preface
Chapter 1 - Anatomy of an Oncologist
Case Study - Janet - Highly Sensitive Measurable Metastatic Breast Cancer
Case Study - Susan - Importance of Axillary Node Involvement
Chapter 2 - Milestones along the Road to the Cure
Case Study - Sara - Liver Metastases
Chapter 3 - The Evolving Goal of Cure and Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Case Study - Martha - The Texas Challenge
Chapter 4 - Adjuvant Therapy Advances
Case Study - Joy - Stage IV NED as a Testing Ground for Adjuvant Therapy
Case Study - Carol - Metastasis to Cervical Vertebra
Case Study - Amy - Academia vs. Efficacy
Chapter 5 - Marching Forward
Case Study - Beatta - Second Guessing the System
Case Study - Lisa - The Patient of the Future
Conclusion - Where Do We Stand in the Quest for the Cure?
APPENDICES
Milestones in Adjuvant Therapy
Breast Cancer Stages
Abbreviation Glossary

Recenzii

"In Texas, and perhaps in all the world, there are few cancer specialists as
widely regarded as Dr. George Blumenschein. Dr. Blumenschein worked
tirelessly to save my sister, Suzy, from this devastating disease. He brought
the same dedication to my breast cancer treatment several years later. His
book is important reading for anyone interested in understanding the sea of
change in breast cancer treatment over the past few decades, made possible
in part by one doctor’s vision and advocacy for people with this disease."
—Nancy G. Brinker, Founder, Susan G. Komen
"An authoritative, accurate, entertaining, and up-to-date summary of the
battle against breast cancer, from a leader in the development of our current
ability to control the disease. While Dr. Blumenschein is able to present the
clinical science, in an understandable way, he maintains the human element
with patient anecdotes, which he presents alongside the science."
—Emil J Freireich, M.D., D.Sc.(Hon.), Distinguished Teaching Professor, Director, Special
Medical Education Programs Director, Adult Leukemia Research Program, The University of
Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center