Breast Cancer: Multidisciplinary Pathways for Cancer Care in the Community, 1st Edition
Because most cancer care is delivered in the community setting, Breast Cancer, edited by Dr. James L. Weese, looks at the management of breast cancer through the lens of multidisciplinary pathways focused on evidence-based, real-world care of breast cancer patients in the community. A multidisciplinary team of expert authors provides state-of-the-art guidance from the perspective of community practitioners using an evidence-based model, clearly showing the thought processes used to make treatment decisions in today’s breast cancer management.
Because most cancer care is delivered in the community setting, Breast Cancer, edited by Dr. James L. Weese, looks at the management of breast cancer through the lens of multidisciplinary pathways focused on evidence-based, real-world care of breast cancer patients in the community. A multidisciplinary team of expert authors provides state-of-the-art guidance from the perspective of community practitioners using an evidence-based model, clearly showing the thought processes used to make treatment decisions in today’s breast cancer management.
Key Features
- Discusses all the latest breakthrough therapies for breast cancer, including chemotherapeutic, molecular, and immunologic agents, as well as new developments in precision-based medicine, pharmacology, breast cancer surgery, breast and lymphatic reconstruction, radiation therapy, and more
- Provides strategies for targeted radiation therapy and conservative breast surgery for contemporary breast cancer treatment
- Features more than 200 high-quality figures throughout, including pathways, anatomic, radiographic, and graphic images
- Models a consistent, team-based thought process used at leading academic institutions to foster consistent decision making applied to the community setting
- Includes key points at the beginning of each chapter that highlight essential concepts and topics
- An ideal resource for practicing medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, and radiation therapists, trainees and practitioners in related fields, and oncology nurses and case managers
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780323932493 |
|---|---|
| Description Author List | Edited by James L. Weese, MD, FACS, Vice President, Aurora Cancer Services, Aurora Health Care, Clinical Adjunct Professor of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Copyright Year | 2025 |
| Edition Number | 1 |
| Format | Book |
| Trim | 216w x 276h (8.50" x 10.875") |
| Imprint | Elsevier |
| Page Count | 218 |
| Publication Date | 29 Jan 2024 |
| Stock Status | Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery |
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1. Breast Cancer in the Community
2. Multidisciplinary Team Approach to the Management of Breast Cancer
3. Oncology Nurse Navigation in the Care of Breast Cancer
PART TWO: PATIENT SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION IN THE COMMUNITY
4. Breast Cancer Screening
5. Outcomes and Quality Indicators
6. Evaluation and Treatment in the Underserved Community
PART THREE: BREAST CANCER TREATMENT IN THE COMMUNITY
7. Contemporary Surgical Approaches to Breast Cancer
8. Radiation Therapy
9. Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer
10. Breast Cancer Pathology for Precision Oncology
11. Physical Therapy for Patients with Breast Cancer
PART FOUR: FOLLOW-UP AND AFTER CARE
12. Nutrition
13. Breast Cancer Survivorship in Community Oncology Practice
14. Breast Cancer Palliative Care
PART FIVE: RELATED TOPICS FOR DELIVERY OF CARE TODAY AND TOMORROW
15. Genetics and Prevention
16. Coping with the High Cost of Cancer
17. Expectations for the Future
