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Breast Pathology: Diagnosis by Needle Core Biopsy
from: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
: :Edited by two eminent authorities on breast pathology, this heavily illustrated text offers essential guidance on diagnostic evaluation of needle core biopsies. The focus is on the most common and challenging differential diagnostic problems encountered in these specimens. More than 1,000 full-color illustrations depict the entire spectrum of breast pathology seen in needle core biopsies. This edition includes many new cases and illustrations, discussions on the growing importance of immunopathology, and updated guidelines on pathologic examination and reporting of needle core biopsy specimens. Contributions by two well-known radiologists present state-of-the-art information on ...
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Fool on the Hill: A Tess Camillo Mystery
: :Folk-rocker Cody Crowne warmed up the crowd at a San Diego concert. In the audience were quick-witted breast cancer survivor Tess Camillo and her loopy housemate, Lana...and a twisted killer. Amateur sleuth Tess discovers Cody's body the next morning--crucified in a San Diego park. When clues lead Tess and Lana from the cocktail parties of Hollywood music producers to a church where members praise the nail-scarred hands, the women must confront the dark heart responsible for Cody's crucifixion --before they face the same fate.
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After the Cure: The Untold Stories of Breast Cancer Survivors
: :”An in-depth exploration of the symptoms experienced by some women after breast cancer treatment, giving voice to a neglected aspect of the breast cancer experience. . . . This book calls important attention to the plight of these women.” —Patatricia A. Ganz, University of California, Los Angeles, Schools of Medicine and Public HealthChemo brain. Fatigue. Chronic pain. Insomnia. Depression. These are just a few of the ongoing, debilitating symptoms that plague some breast-cancer survivors long after their treatments have officially ended. While there are hundreds of books about breast cancer, ranging from ...
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Breast Imaging
: :Dr. Kopans' best-selling text and reference on breast imaging is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Third Edition. The author combines a complete, superbly illustrated atlas of imaging findings with a comprehensive text that covers all imaging modalities and addresses all aspects of breast imaging--including breast anatomy, histology, physiology, pathology, breast cancer staging, and preoperative localization of occult lesions. This edition includes state-of-the-art information on a new modality, digital breast tomosynthesis, as well as on digital mammography, MRI, ultrasound, and percutaneous breast biopsy. The book contains more than 2,100 images obtained with ...
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She Who Dreams: A Journey into Healing through Dreamwork
: :Wanda Burch dreamt that she would die at a certain age; her dreams foretold her diagnosis of cancer, and then guided her toward treatment and wellness. She took advantage of all the usual medical resources available to her, but believes she is alive because of her intimate engagement with the dreamworld. She Who Dreams takes the reader into that healing dreamworld, opening a path to self-diagnosis and physical and psychic health. Through powerful prose and practical exercises, this book describes in compelling detail a life lived and deepened, and a death postponed. ...
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All Of You
: :Sukie O’Leary has survived breast cancer, a career change and a whole town of nosy neighbors... But can she survive the searing attraction for the local hockey hero who’s owned her heart since childhood? Does she have the strength to survive the one night of passion they’ve promised each other without getting burned? Or should she listen to the whispers of her knowing heart– and take a chance on love.
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Everything Changes: The Insider's Guide to Cancer in Your 20's and 30's
: :Although cancer is the leading cause of non-accidental death for young adults in the United States, 20- and 30-something cancer patients have had few resources that address their unique cancer-related concerns. Written by an author who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at age 27, this book fills the gap with interviews and advice from Gen-X and Gen-Y cancer survivors, who cover everything from dating and fertility questions to health insurance and career challenges. Kairol Rosenthal (Chicago, IL) is a patient advocate for young adults with cancer and works with national organizations such ...
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What is Mental Disorder?: An essay in philosophy, science, and values (International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry)
: :The effects of mental disorder are apparent and pervasive, in suffering, loss of freedom and life opportunities, negative impacts on education, work satisfaction and productivity, complications in law, institutions of healthcare, and more. With a new edition of the 'bible' of psychiatric diagnosis - the DSM - under developmental, it is timely to take a step back and re-evalutate exactly how we diagnose and define mental disorder. This new book by Derek Bolton tackles the problems involved in the definition and boundaries of mental disorder. It addresses two main questions regarding mental ...
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A Woman's Decision: Breast Care, Treatment & Reconstruction (Quality Medical Home Health Library)
: :A Woman's Decision is an extraordinarily sensitive and authoritative book that will help women assess their options, familiarize themselves with the techniques used in treating breast cancer, and prepare themselves for what to expect medically and emotionally from reconstructive surgery. It combines complete and fully updated medical information with a detailed look at the emotional issues a woman must face when confronting breast cancer. Especially reassuring are the interviews conducted with women and their loved onces, discussion feelings and reactions at every starge, including the decision to seek reconstructive surgery.In easy-to-understand language, ...
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Keeping aBreast: Ways to Stop Breast Cancer
: :In 1970, one out of ten American women developed breast cancer. Now it is one out of eight - and soon it will be one out of seven. It is a disease women dread. Yet physicians, who tell patients how to avoid heart attacks, have nothing to say about the prevention of breast cancer. By the time a cancer cell in the breast grows into a diagnosable breast cancer, usually 15 to 20 years have elapsed. During this long journey, the cancer is inhibited by many factors and stimulated by others. It ...
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