Description
Management of the Patient at High Risk for Breast Cancer provides a state-of-the art review of patients who are at high risk for breast cancer, how to identify them, the tools available for risk assessment and quantification and indications for genetic counseling and testing. The book summarizes the high risk breast imaging options, including newest techniques and schedules. Pathologic evaluation of high risk lesions are featured as well as the management issues surrounding these lesions. The volume also covers the management of concomitant cancer risk and screening strategies. A concise, yet comprehensive overview of the current status of the topic, Management of the Patient at High Risk for Breast Cancer serves as a useful resource for physicians and researchers dealing with and interested in patients at high risk for breast cancer. Nora M. Hansen, MD Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chicago, IL, USA CHAPTER 1: IDENTIFYING WOMEN AT HIGH RISK OF BREAST CANCER: UNDERSTANDING THE RISK MODELS Scott M. Weissman, MS, CGC CHAPTER 2: GENETIC AND GENOMIC FACTORS IN BREAST CANCER Lee P. Shulman MD CHAPTER 3: BRCA MUTATION Ashley N. Hardy, MD, Elizabeth Tarasewicz, BS, Jacqueline Jeruss, MD, PhD CHAPTER 4: HIGH RISK BREAST LESIONS AND PATHOLOGIC EVALUATION Thomas Lawton, MD CHAPTER 5: MANAGEMENT OF HIGH RISK LESIONS Christine M. Gresik, MD, Seema A Khan, MD CHAPTER 6: RADIOLOGIC IMAGING FOR THE HIGH RISK PATIENT Erin Neuschler, MD, Paula Grabler, MD CHAPTER 7: RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES: MEDICAL ONCOLOGY Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc CHAPTER 8: RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES: SURGICAL PERSPECTIVE Lisa Spiguel, MD, Nora Hansen, MD CHAPTER 9: OPTIONS AND ADVANCES IN BREAST RECONSTRUCTION John Y Kim, MD, Vinay Rawlani, MD, Jennifer E. Cheesborough, MD CHAPTER 10: MANAGEMENT OF CONCOMITANT CANCER RISK Megan E. Miller, MD, Sarah Neilsen, MS, CGC, Swati A. Kulkarni, MD CHAPTER 11: PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE BRCA GENE Timothy Pearman, PhD CHAPTER 12: THE HIGH TECH HIGH RISK CLINIC Brian Drohan, PhD, Constance Roche, ANP-BC, ONC, APNG, Kevin S. Hughes, MD, FACS CHAPTER 13: CURRENT AND FUTURE DIRECTION IN BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH Susan Love, MD
