ABC of Breast Diseases, 4th Edition

Contributors, vii

Preface, ix

1 Symptoms, Assessment and Guidelines for Referral, 1
J Michael Dixon and Jeremy Thomas

2 Congenital Problems and Aberrations of Normal Development and Involution, 12
J Michael Dixon and Jeremy Thomas

3 Mastalgia, 25
Julie Iddon and J Michael Dixon

4 Breast Infection, 31
J Michael Dixon

5 Breast Cancer: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Genetics, 41
Ivana Sestak, Jack Cuzick and Gareth Evans

6 Prevention of Breast Cancer, 47
Ivana Sestak, Jack Cuzick, Gareth Evans and Ava Kwong

7 Screening for Breast Cancer, 51
Robin Wilson, Douglas Macmillan and Julietta Patnick

8 Breast Cancer, 59
J Michael Dixon and Jeremy Thomas

9 Management of Regional Nodes in Breast Cancer, 68
Nigel Bundred, J Michael Dixon and Jeremy Thomas

10 Breast Cancer: Treatment of Elderly Patients and Uncommon Conditions, 77
J Michael Dixon and Richard Sainsbury

11 Role of Systemic Treatment of Primary Operable Breast Cancer, 86
AA Kotsori and Ian Smith

12 Locally Advanced Breast Cancer, 102
J Michael Dixon and Robert Leonard

13 Metastatic Breast Cancer, 109
Robert Leonard and J Michael Dixon

14 Prognostic Factors, 119
Alastair Thompson and Sarah Pinder

15 Psychological Impact of Breast Cancer, 125
Belinda Hacking

16 Carcinoma in situ, 130
Nigel Bundred and J Michael Dixon

17 Breast Reconstruction, 138
J Michael Dixon, Cameron Raine and Eva M Weiler-Mithoff

Index, 151