Title | Breast Cancer 4 [electronic resource] : Advances in Research and Treatment / edited by William L. McGuire |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1981 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6571-0 |
Descript | XII, 234 p. online resource |
1. Methods to Predict Response to Chemotherapy -- 1. General Considerations -- 2. In Vitro Predictive Systems -- 3. Current Areas of Promise -- 4. Design and Direction of Future Studies -- 5. The Significance of Success -- 6. References -- 2. Estrogen Receptor and Prognosis in Breast Cancer -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Factors That Influence Prognosis in Primary Breast Cancer -- 3. Rationale for Estrogen Receptor as a Prognostic Indicator -- 4. Clinical Studies of Estrogen Receptor and Prognosis -- 5. Implications for Treatment -- 6. Conclusion -- 7. References -- 3. Benign Breast Disease -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Histopathology of Benign Breast Disease -- 3. Hormone Dependence of Benign Breast Disease -- 4. Relationship between Benign Breast Disease and Breast Cancer -- 5. Role of Exogenous Estrogens in the Incidence of Benign Breast Disease -- 6. Conclusions -- 7. References -- 4. A Patient Looks at Breast Cancer at the Beginning of a New Decade -- 1. Prologue -- 2. Introduction -- 3. The โState of the Artโ in 1970 -- 4. The โState of the Artโ in 1980 -- 5. References -- 5. Breast Cancer Detection Center Projects -- 1. Inception and Organization -- 2. Second Thoughts -- 3. The Beahrs Report -- 4. The Course of Events -- 5. Follow-up -- 6. Pathology Review -- 7. Conclusion -- 8. References -- 6. Reconstruction of the Female Breast after Mastectomy -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Initial Interview -- 3. Alternative Types of Reconstruction Today -- 4. Chemotherapy -- 5. Who Should Be Reconstructed? -- 6. Follow-up after Reconstructive Surgery -- 7. The Other Breast -- 8. Conclusion -- 9. Reading List -- 7. The High-Risk Woman -- 8. Comparative Pathological Study of Breast Carcinoma among American and Japanese Women -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Material and Methods -- 3. Histological Classification -- 4. Results -- 5. Discussion -- 6. Conclusion -- 7. References