Breast Cancer: Multidisciplinary Pathways for Cancer Care in the Community - Edition 1 - Edited by James L. Weese, MD, FACS Elsevier Educate

Breast Cancer: Multidisciplinary Pathways for Cancer Care in the Community,

Edition 1 Multidisciplinary Pathways for Cancer Care in the Community

Edited by James L. Weese, MD, FACS

Publication Date: 29 Jan 2024

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**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Oncology**

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.

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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

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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

PART ONE: BREAST CANCER CARE IN THE COMMUNITY
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

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"This comprehensive book on breast cancer has the unique goal of helping deliver superb multidisciplinary management in a community setting. Purchase of the book allows access to an electronic version which is searchable, can be annotated, and is highly portable." ©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Carol Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, MBA, MFA (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics) Doody’s Score: 96 – 4 Stars!

ISBN: 9780323932493

Page Count: 232

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Practicing medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, and radiation therapists

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