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Quest for the Cure: Reflections on the Evolution of Breast Cancer Treatment


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This original fourteen chapter book is a brief, slightly autobiographic tale of medical oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, and breast cancer patients in a well-established cancer center in Texas, who pursued the goal of cure for breast cancer. The evolution of improved outcomes in the treatment of microscopic metastatic breast cancer is also the story of the development of adjuvant chemotherapy for post-operative breast disease. The adjuvant therapy of breast cancer came about with the realization that this malignancy, when diagnosed in most patients, had spread beyond the confines of the primary cancer.

Table of Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements Foreword - by Joni Rodgers Preface Chapter 1 - Anatomy of an Oncologist Case Study - Janet - Highly Sensitive Measurable Metastatic Breast Cancer Case Study - Susan - Importance of Axillary Node Involvement Chapter 2 - Milestones along the Road to the Cure Case Study - Sara - Liver Metastases Chapter 3 - The Evolving Goal of Cure and Inflammatory Breast Cancer Case Study - Martha - The Texas Challenge Chapter 4 - Adjuvant Therapy Advances Case Study - Joy - Stage IV NED as a Testing Ground for Adjuvant Therapy Case Study - Carol - Metastasis to Cervical Vertebra Case Study - Amy - Academia vs. Efficacy Chapter 5 - Marching Forward Case Study - Beatta - Second Guessing the System Case Study - Lisa - The Patient of the Future Conclusion - Where Do We Stand in the Quest for the Cure? APPENDICES Milestones in Adjuvant Therapy Breast Cancer Stages Abbreviation Glossary

About the Author :
George R. Blumenschein, M.D. led a team of brilliant young researchers at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center who established Adriamycin as a mainstay of contemporary breast cancer treatment regimens. This book is intended to empower interested individuals by chronicling the development and explaining the rationale underlying contemporary multimodal breast cancer therapy and by providing illustrative patient histories.

Review :
"In Texas, and perhaps in all the world, there are few cancer specialists as widely regarded as Dr. George Blumenschein. Dr. Blumenschein worked tirelessly to save my sister, Suzy, from this devastating disease. He brought the same dedication to my breast cancer treatment several years later. His book is important reading for anyone interested in understanding the sea of change in breast cancer treatment over the past few decades, made possible in part by one doctor’s vision and advocacy for people with this disease." —Nancy G. Brinker, Founder, Susan G. Komen "An authoritative, accurate, entertaining, and up-to-date summary of the battle against breast cancer, from a leader in the development of our current ability to control the disease. While Dr. Blumenschein is able to present the clinical science, in an understandable way, he maintains the human element with patient anecdotes, which he presents alongside the science." —Emil J Freireich, M.D., D.Sc.(Hon.), Distinguished Teaching Professor, Director, Special Medical Education Programs Director, Adult Leukemia Research Program, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780124201538
  • Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Academic Press Inc
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 108
  • Weight: 209 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0124201539
  • Publisher Date: 21 Oct 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Reflections on the Evolution of Breast Cancer Treatment
  • Width: 152 mm


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