Author: STOLL, BASIL
Title: Reducing Breast Cancer Risk in Women
Description: London, Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1995. (ISBN: 0792330641). hardcover. Government Reference Library, Hardcover. Library sticker on the spine, inside of the cover and on the FEP. Stamp on title page. Breast cancer is not only a burning public issue, but very soon we shall see genetic testing for a woman's predisposition to breast cancer. Many women will be demanding to know their degree of risk and will need counselling to cope with that information. This book is particularly aimed at primary health care professionals, including physicians, medical assistants, nurses and counsellors, who daily deal with questions from women concerned about their risk of developing breast cancer. To answer such questions, this book has combined a guide to identifying women at higher risk to breast cancer, with a balanced review of approaches which aim to reduce that risk. The book provides practical general measures which may reduce risk for women at average risk. For women at clearly increased risk various protective options with different levels of efficacy and acceptability are discussed. Central to the book is the patient-centered view. We need to face reality that it still will take many years before the current clinical trials of preventive measures provide meaningful results. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.

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