Breast Cancer in Women of African Descent

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ISBN: 9048169291
ISBN 13: 9789048169290
Herausgeber: Olufunmilayo I Olopade/Carla I Falkson/Christopher Kwesi O Williams
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xxii, 384 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.10.2011
Auflage: 1/2011
Produktform: Kartoniert
Einband: KT

Addresses the nature of breast cancer in women of African descentEmphasizes the breast cancer experience in „non-mainstream“ women globallyReveals inadequacies of available information on breast cancer in minoritiesIndicates areas of research priorities for better treatment outcomes in minority women

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Beschreibung

InhaltsangabeChapter 1: Burden of Breast Cancer in Developing and Developed Countries; D. Max Parkin Chapter 2: Genetics of Breast Cancer in Women of African Descent: An Overview; Offiong Francis Ikpatt and Olufunmilayo I. Olopade Chapter 3: Biology Of Breast Cancer: Molecular and Pathologic Features of Ductal Neoplasia of the Breast: Racial Considerations; David F. Chhieng, Andra R. Frost, Lynya I. Talley, William E. Grizzle Chapter 4: Screening and Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Women in Africa and the Middle East; B.L. Rapoport Chapter 5: Breast Cancer At Diagnosis in Women of Africa and the Middle East; Hussein M. Khaled Chapter 6: Breast Cancer Aggressiveness in Women of African Descent; Paul H. Levine and Carmela Veneroso Chapter 7: Radiotherapy of Breast Cancer; Olusegun Agboola Chapter 8: Adjuvant Therapy of Breast Cancer; Christopher K. O. Williams and Carla Falkson Chapter 9: Endocrine Therapy of Breast Cancer; Kathrin Strasser-Weippl and Paul E. Goss Chapter 10: Palliative Care for Breast Cancer in the African-American Population; Joseph O'Donnell Chapter 11: Outcome of African American Women with Breast Cancer in Cooperative Group Clinical Trials; Joseph M. Unger, Stephanie Green and Kathy S. Albain Chapter 12: Traditional Medicine in Breast Cancer Management with a Focus on the Chinese Integrative Approach; Steven K. H. Aung Chapter 13: Impact of Culture, Education and Socioeconomic Status; Rhonda S. Moore Chapter 14: Barriers to Successful Management of Breast Cancer; Christopher K.O. Williams

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Burden of Breast Cancer in Developing and Developed Countries; D. Max Parkin Chapter 2: Genetics of Breast Cancer in Women of African Descent: An Overview; Offiong Francis Ikpatt and Olufunmilayo I. Olopade Chapter 3: Biology Of Breast Cancer: Molecular and Pathologic Features of Ductal Neoplasia of the Breast: Racial Considerations; David F. Chhieng, Andra R. Frost, Lynya I. Talley, William E. Grizzle Chapter 4: Screening and Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Women in Africa and the Middle East; B.L. Rapoport Chapter 5: Breast Cancer At Diagnosis in Women of Africa and the Middle East; Hussein M. Khaled Chapter 6: Breast Cancer Aggressiveness in Women of African Descent; Paul H. Levine and Carmela Veneroso Chapter 7: Radiotherapy of Breast Cancer; Olusegun Agboola Chapter 8: Adjuvant Therapy of Breast Cancer; Christopher K. O. Williams and Carla Falkson Chapter 9: Endocrine Therapy of Breast Cancer; Kathrin Strasser-Weippl and Paul E. Goss Chapter 10: Palliative Care for Breast Cancer in the African-American Population; Joseph O¿Donnell Chapter 11: Outcome of African American Women with Breast Cancer in Cooperative Group Clinical Trials; Joseph M. Unger, Stephanie Green and Kathy S. Albain Chapter 12: Traditional Medicine in Breast Cancer Management with a Focus on the Chinese Integrative Approach; Steven K. H. Aung Chapter 13: Impact of Culture, Education and Socioeconomic Status; Rhonda S. Moore Chapter 14: Barriers to Successful Management of Breast Cancer; Christopher K.O. Williams

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