The UK Association of Supportive Care in Cancer Handbook of Supportive Oncology
Handbook of Inpatient Endocrinology
Managing endocrine diseases in the inpatient setting has become more complex, while transitioning that care back to the ambulatory setting is as critical as ever. This book is intended to serve as an easy-to-navigate and concise text for guidance. A user-friendly, pocket-sized reference for all physicians faced with endocrine care and challenges in hospitalized patients, this handbook covers the most common issues leading to an inpatient endocrine consult, providing differential diagnoses, a reasonable and practical approach to investigating and managing the condition, and advice for follow-up. Many clinical practices have changed and new drugs, concepts have emerged since the 1st edition of this book. This updated new edition is intended to aid all clinical care providers who treat endocrine problems in hospitalized patients. Conditions discussed include thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm, calcium disorders, osteoporosis, Cushing's syndrome, pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma, primary aldosteronism, hypoglycemia in diabetic and non-diabetic patients, and endocrine issues during pregnancy, among others. Suggestions for further reading are included, providing more context for well-established clinical approaches. Written by experts with years of experience providing endocrinology consultations in a hospital setting, Handbook of Inpatient Endocrinology 2nd Edition is a valuable, high-yield resource for endocrine residents and fellows, but it will be equally useful for any busy hospitalist or primary care physician when endocrinology consults are not available.
Gait Problems in Cerebral Palsy
Gait Problems in Cerebral Palsy focuses on the surgical care and postoperative rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy as they grow through early and late childhood, and adolescence. The book describes the neurologic and musculoskeletal issues that are frequently treated in children in each age group. It describes how to evaluate the children, create problem lists, make treatment choices, carry out interventions, and provide rehabilitation therapies. It: Emphasizes the critical importance of dialogue with children and parents, and age-related data derived from the GOAL questionnaire is provided to focus insight on the priorities of patients and families. Presents descriptions of patient and family priorities, decision-making and surgical techniques, and rehabilitation therapies for each age group. Offers consistent chapter structures that emphasize clarity and brevity, supplemented by figures and tables. Highlights the importance of building collaborative multidisciplinary clinical teams. Includes access to numerous videos which demonstrate clinical teams at work with patients, surgical techniques, and rehabilitation activities. Essential reading for orthopaedic surgeons, physiatrists, physical therapists, kinesiologists, gait analysis experts, and other members of the interdisciplinary team involved.
Wound Healing
This concise practical book facilitates the clinical decision-making process for the management of wounds by showing the multiple aspects of chronic wounds alongside a review of selected clinical cases that demonstrate the various diagnostic and management decisions open to clinicians. Well-illustrated and diverse in scope, it provides the reader with relevant information regarding the most effective wound management techniques in a rapid, easy to digest format. Concentrating on the use of worked clinical scenarios, each case also includes a narrative description and patient management tips. Wound Healing: A Practical Approach offers a comprehensive review of the management of cutaneous wounds with various pathogenic mechanisms. It provides up-to-date guidance for effective patient care through a multidisciplinary approach. This book, referencing the European Training Requirements in wound healing, is essential reading for dermatologists, diabetologists, vascular medicine specialists, plastic surgeons, specialist nurses and professionals in other related disciplines.
Neurological Problems in the Elderly - Bridging Current State and New Outlooks
Diagnostic and Treatment in Voice Therapy
This book describes modern multidimensional-quantitative methods in voice diagnosis based on EBM evidence and proposes an evidence-based minimal standard in voice diagnosis. It provides the necessary scientific background combined with practical implementation. Current scientific findings from recent years provide speech-language pathologists, voice and speech therapists, as well as physicians in otolaryngology with new opportunities for the medical and therapeutic care of voice patients. Voice diagnostics and various voice treatments for heterogeneous voice disorders can thus be better integrated to apply structured clinical reasoning for voice treatment. Plus: Numerous videos, audios, and downloadable work materials facilitate implementation in practice.
Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician
Concise, reliable, and useful handbook for understanding the practical application of hemodynamics in clinical medicine Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician is a concise, straightforward handbook to help practicing clinicians and physicians in training better understand and interpret hemodynamic data. This book contains useful and practical information that will be helpful in making specific diagnoses, determining prognosis, and guiding therapy. The text provides a basic overview of cardiac and circulatory physiology followed by detailed discussion of pathophysiological changes in various disease states. Topics covered include the basics of hemodynamics, nuts and bolts of right heart catheterization, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, cardiogenic shock, valvular heart disease, arrhythmias, mechanical circulatory support devices, and pericardial disease. Numerous pressure tracings and comprehensive information on the other hemodynamic data including cardiac output, intracardiac shunts, and coronary hemodynamics are included throughout the book. The book has a large number of case examples which reinforce the text by demonstrating what is seen in daily practice. New content for the third edition includes expanded discussion of transcatheter valves, ventricular assist devices, ECMO, assessment of coronary microvasculature, use of resting coronary indices to determine hemodynamic significance of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, acute right heart strain in pulmonary embolus and interventions for tricuspid and mitral valve disease. Written by a group of highly qualified authors with significant academic and practitioner experience, Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician includes information on specific sample topics including: Basics of hemodynamics Nuts and bolts of right heart catheterization and PA catheter placement, the atrial waveform, cardiac output, and detection, localization, and quantification of intracardiac shunts Hemodynamics of valvular disease including aortic and mitral stenosis and regurgitation, pulmonary valve disease and tricuspid valve disease Hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy Acute and chronic heart failure Pericardial disease including constrictive pericarditis, effusive-constrictive pericarditis and cardiac tamponade Cardiogenic shock Hemodynamics of mechanical circulatory support devices including ECHO, Impella, Tandem Heart and intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation Coronary hemodynamics, fractional flow reserve, and coronary microvascular dysfunction Hemodynamics of right ventricular myocardial infarction Pulmonary hypertension Hemodynamics of arrhythmias and pacemakers Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician is an essential reference for cardiologists, intensivists, anesthesiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, advanced practice providers working in the ICU, Cath Lab or CV surgery service, medical and surgical residents, cardiology fellows, intensive care unit nurses and cath lab nurses and techs.
Endovascular and Open Vascular Reconstruction
Distilling a wide range of open vascular and endovascular reconstructive techniques into clear steps, this textbook provides insight and advice for vascular surgeons of all levels.Written by experts from the world-leading Henry Ford Vascular and Endovascular Surgery team, each chapter includes a discussion of the indications for and planning of each procedure, detailed technical steps, and multiple-choice questions to improve comprehension of the subject matter. Unique "Tricks and Traps" boxes highlight important tips for successful procedures and common pitfalls to avoid. Whether studying for an exam or as a quick review of procedural steps prior to heading to the operating room, the stepwise approach and clear illustrations help readers perform vascular operations with a clear understanding of anatomical exposure, dissection, and angiographic imaging. Vascular surgery trainees, junior and senior surgeons alike, will benefit from this practical advice when performing a wide range of vascular reconstructions. The collective expertise of the authors is invaluable to anyone looking to advance their understanding of the field.
Women's Neurology
Women's Neurology, Second Edition, utilizes a case-based methodology and updated literature review on current best practices to present the most up-to-date information on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of neurological conditions when a patient is pregnant, postpartum/breastfeeding, trying to conceive, and in women in general across the lifespan. Disorders that may affect both men and women, but may have a different risk, prevalence, presentation, or treatment considerations for women are also presented. Updated guidelines and recent relevant research study results are succinctly summarized. The book is divided into sections based on the type of neurological illness presented: from headache, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, stroke, ophthalmology, infectious diseases, and brain tumors. Women's Neurology will introduce residents and fellows, as well specialists in neurology, obstetric anesthesia, obstetrics and gynecology, and maternal-fetal medicine to important neurological concepts and disease processes that could potentially affect female patients throughout their lives, including topics on reproductive health, pregnancy, and issues around healthy aging. The book consists of case scenarios illustrative of common neurological conditions faced in caring for female patients. The case examples are followed by an overview on the diagnosis, management, and treatment strategies used in caring for particular neurological conditions, with key take-away points at the end of each chapter.
Psychopathology
The book provides an in-depth exploration of the relationship between psychopathology and neuroscientific foundations, focusing on how neuroscience explains changes in consciousness. It examines what happens in the brain during states such as anxiety, addressing symptoms like lack of motivation or feelings of depression that many people experience at some point. Psychiatric disorders are complex psychopathological phenomena that require detailed observation and assessment. This comprehensive resource systematically describes all symptoms, enriched with case studies that deepen both observation and clinical experience. Each chapter includes definitions, clinical perspectives, and diagnostic approaches, with neuroscientific models illustrated for each symptom group and specific aspects. Targeted at psychiatrists, other professionals in psychosocial care, and interested students, the book aids practitioners in providing clear and accurate explanations of symptoms to patients. The new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, incorporating the latest research findings on contemporary topics, such as hallucinations and deep learning.
Precision Medicine in Interstitial Lung Disease
This book provides a state-of-the-art update on precision medicine in Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD). This is a rapidly evolving and growing field. There have been multiple recent manuscripts and reviews on this topic although each of these only includes certain aspects of precision medicine in ILD, broken down in different ways. It is thus the aim of this book to aggregate this information into a single volume. The first chapter broadly defines precision medicine. This introduces and defines various areas of precision medicine to set the reader up for understanding what is discussed at a higher level for the remainder of the book. The chapter ends with a glossary of relevant terms for quick reference while readers work through the remainder of the book. The second chapter highlights successes and obstacles in using and implementing precision medicine in other lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis and lung cancer. The next section focuses on how information that is currently available can be thought of as contributing to precision medicine. For instance, how a provider might think of and weigh peripheral monocytosis on a CBC, how race and ethnicity might influence diagnosis and prognosis, and how environmental influences such as air pollution or occupational exposures may interact with genetics leading to increased risk for disease and/or poor outcomes in ILD. One chapter in this section discusses using precision medicine for screening family members for ILD and how knowing results of a patient's family member's testing or their clinical course may or may not be useful. Additionally, authors explore how technology is contributing to and influencing ILD diagnosis and treatment. This includes machine learning and AI, particularly in radiology, big data, and more specific patient reported outcomes gathered via apps and devices. Finally, expert authors highlight the importance of considering economics and equity in precision medicine as some of the above approaches are at this point quite costly to develop and employ and look to what future developments and research are on the horizon. This is an ideal guide for practicing pulmonary and critical care physicians, those with expertise in interstitial lung diseases as well as general pulmonologists.
The Routledge International Handbook of Psycholinguistic and Cognitive Processes
This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the theories of cognition and language processing relevant to the field of communication disorders. Thoroughly updated in its second edition, the book explores a range of topics and issues that illustrate the relevance of a dynamic interaction between both theoretical and applied clinical work.Beginning with the origins of language evolution, the authors explore a range of both developmental and acquired communication disorders, reflecting the variety and complexity of psycholinguistics and its role in extending our knowledge of communication disorders. The first section outlines some of the major theoretical approaches from psycholinguistics and cognitive neuroscience that have been influential in research focusing on clinical populations, while Section II features examples from researchers who have applied this body of knowledge to developmental disorders of communication. Section III features examples focusing on acquired language disorders, and finally, Section IV considers psycholinguistic approaches to gesture, sign language, and alternative and augmentative communication (AAC). The new edition features new chapters offering fresh perspectives, further reading recommendations and a new epilogue from Jackie Guendouzi.This valuable text serves as a single interdisciplinary resource for graduate and upper-level undergraduate students in cognitive neurosciences, psychology, communication sciences and disorders, as well as researchers new to the field of communication disorders or to psycholinguistic theory.
Rethinking Osteoarthritis - Innovative Methods for Sustainable Therapy
Osteoarthritis affects millions of people worldwide and often leads to chronic pain and limited mobility. Many sufferers see joint replacement as a last resort when conventional therapies no longer provide sufficient relief. But how far has medicine really come? Can modern treatment methods already replace surgical procedures or at least delay them for a long time?This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current scientifically based treatment options for osteoarthritis. It presents both established and innovative approaches-from biological and regenerative procedures such as stem cell and exosome therapy to new drug developments and personalized and genetic treatment strategies.The influence of nutrition, micronutrients, and psychological factors is also objectively examined. The book shows which treatments are already available, in which cases they can be used effectively, and where the current limits of therapy lie.A practical reference book for interested readers who want to learn more about the current state of osteoarthritis therapy.Bremen University Press has published over 4,900 reference books in various languages since 2005.1st edition 2025
Management of Multi-Drug Resistant TB Treatment
The book titled Management of Multi-Drug Resistant TB Treatment: A Social Work Perspective provides an in-depth exploration of the multifaceted challenges faced by individuals affected by Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB). It examines the background characteristics of patients, including their psychosocial well-being, socio-economic conditions, general health status, psychological distress, and experiences of self-stigma. The book emphasizes the critical role of social work interventions in enhancing coping mechanisms and building resilience among patients, drawing on field-based evidence and practical experience.Structured into fifteen chapters, the book is organized around broad thematic areas, offering a comprehensive overview of MDR-TB treatment from a social work lens. It presents extensive research evidence on treatment strategies and integrates a wide range of professional skills, knowledge, and intervention techniques aimed at prevention, promotion, and care.This forward-thinking publication outlines future directions for social work practitioners engaged in MDR-TB management, while also serving as a valuable academic resource for scholars and researchers. It reflects on both theoretical insights and practical applications, underlining the importance of multidisciplinary approaches in public health and social care.Ultimately, the book consolidates collective wisdom from diverse literature and intervention strategies, making it an essential guide for those involved in the management and support of individuals affected by MDR-TB.
Medulloblastoma - Therapeutic Outcomes and Future Clinical Trials
Medulloblastoma is an important disease model for modern oncology. Treatment paradigms have significantly improved since the identification of the disease, and modern imaging and biomarker analysis have promoted the re-categorization of the disease to carefully place patients into clinical trials that reflect the anticipated outcome for each subset of the disease. Investigators will continue to strive to optimize therapy for this vulnerable patient population and constantly revisit outcomes to balance process improvements for disease control while limiting the sequelae of management. In this book, we present modern management aspects and strategies for therapy's future direction. It is our privilege to present this work to you.
From Supraventricular Tachycardias to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
This book focuses on two distinct clinical situations: patients with supraventricular arrhythmias and patients with dyssynchrony who could benefit from resynchronization therapy. Undoubtedly, these two subjects differ, but they share many fundamental characteristics. So, the link between supraventricular arrhythmias and resynchronization therapy is not accidental. On the one hand, persistent atrial arrhythmias may cause the left ventricle to dilate, resulting in tachyarrhythmic cardiomyopathy. Nevertheless, arrhythmias, particularly supraventricular ones such as atrial fibrillation, may worsen dilated cardiomyopathy. Before beginning any resynchronization therapy, the atrial arrhythmia must be addressed to ensure a high pacing percentage and optimum cardiac synchronization. The book's first section focuses on supraventricular arrhythmias, covering tachycardias using accessory pathways and atrial fibrillation. The book's second section discusses the physiological justification and technique of resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure, as well as indications, implantation technique, challenges, and long-term results. Overall, the chapters are useful for experienced arrhythmology specialists, both electrophysiologists and device implantation cardiologists. They cover equally demanding procedures of CRT implantation and the treatment of supraventricular arrhythmias using catheter ablation.
Recovering Together
Having an acute neurological illness (ANI; e.g., stroke, brain injury) is often traumatic for patients and the family or friends who support them (e.g., caregivers). The sudden onset of symptoms, admission to an intensive care unit, and prognostic uncertainty contribute to emotional distress symptoms (depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress) in both patients and their informal caregivers. This early distress is interdependent between patients and caregivers, and, if untreated can become chronic and interfere with patient's recovery and caregivers' quality of life. Addressing early emotional distress with both the patient and caregiver (e.g., together called a dyad) accounts for this interdependency and can be an effective and efficient modality to prevent chronic emotional distress in both. Recovering Together (RT) is a 6-session, modular dyadic resiliency intervention that aims to prevent chronic emotional distress following an ANI. This intervention integrates evidence-based approaches including mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy and repackages them in ways that decrease cognitive load and increase accessibility in the context of an ANI. It teaches mindfulness skills (e.g., deep breathing, present moment awareness), coping skills (e.g., dialectics, meaning-making, adaptive thinking), and interpersonal skills (e.g., communication, coping with role changes). RT can be delivered within a hospital as well as over live video. This clinician guide provides session-by-session instructions, scripts, in-session activities, and home practice assignments, which can be used in conjunction with the accompanying patient and caregiver workbook. Corresponding materials available online provide additional opportunity for practice.
Recovering Together
Having an acute neurological illness (ANI; e.g., stroke, brain injury) is often traumatic for patients and the family or friends who support them. The sudden onset of symptoms, admission to an intensive care unit, and prognostic uncertainty can cause depression, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress, amongst other symptoms, in both patients and their informal caregivers. This distress is shared between patients and caregivers, and, if untreated can become chronic and interfere with a patient's recovery and the caregivers' quality of life. Addressing early emotional distress with both the patient and caregiver can help to manage and prevent chronic emotional distress in both. Recovering Together (RT) is a 6-session resiliency intervention that aims to prevent chronic emotional distress following an ANI. This intervention integrates approaches including mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy in ways that decrease cognitive load and increase accessibility for clients. It teaches mindfulness skills, coping skills, and interpersonal skills. This patient and caregiver workbook provides session-by-session instructions, scripts, in-session activities, and home practice assignments, which can be used in conjunction with the accompanying clinician guide. Corresponding materials available online provide additional opportunity for practice.
Alzheimer's Disease Can Be Substantially Reduced by Herpes Zoster Vaccine!
Alzheimer's disease can be substantially reduced by herpes zoster vaccine! Follow-up of vaccinated aged individuals with herpes zoster vaccine has revealed a decreased incidence of Alzheimer's disease. Since there is cross-immunity between herpes zoster virus and herpes simplex virus, it is expected that Alzheimer's disease would be drastically reduced if vaccination against herpes zoster were started from 50 years old onwards.
Jak-Inhibitors in Dermatology
This book covers the clinical usage of JAK inhibitors, which target Janus kinases and have shown promising results in the treatment of various dermatologic conditions, including atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, vitiligo, connective tissue disorders, autoimmune bullous diseases and alopecia areata. It is likely that JAK inhibitors will continue to play an important role in the management of these conditions, with clinical trials ongoing to assess their safety and efficacy in the treatment of other dermatologic disorders, such as vitiligo and hidradenitis suppurativa. However, it is important to note that JAK inhibitors can have potential side effects, including increased risk of infections, anemia and thrombosis. Therefore, careful monitoring of patients receiving JAK inhibitors is necessary to ensure their safety.Jak Inhibitors in Dermatology represents a treatise on this novel topic and discusses that while JAK inhibitors have shown great promise in the treatment of various dermatologic conditions, further research and monitoring is necessary to fully understand their potential benefits and risks. This book is therefore of great interest for all dermatologists as a first step to understanding this novel treatment.
Clinics in Surgical Gastroenterology
"Clinics in surgical Gastroenterology" is the third book authored by Dr Prashant R Rao who is an accomplished GIHPB Cancer & Laparoscopic surgeon from Mumbai India. History taking and examination is an art which helps the clinician reach a probable diagnosis thus guiding further investigation and Management. Unfortunately not much emphasis is given to the same during medical training leading to a lacunae while preparing for practical examinations/VivaVoce and ultimately in clinical practice. This book has been prepared keeping the same in mind to help the Medical Student/ Clinician with History taking Examinationreaching a Diagnosis and planning appropriate Management for various GastroIntestinal & HepatoPancreaticoBiliary (GIHPB) diseases. This shall not only be of help while preparing for examination but also in daytoday practice The book has been prepared with guidance from leading GIHPB surgeons from all over India Namely o Prof. Puneet Dhar AIIMSRishikesh o Prof. V K KapoorSGPGI Lucknow o Prof. Chetan Kantharia Seth GS MC & KEMH Mumbai o Prof. Avinash Supe Seth GS MC & KEMH Mumbai o Prof. S. Sudhindran AIMSKochi Allimportant GI; HPB cases frequently seen in day to day practice has been discussed in a detailedcomprehensive and systemic manner. For each case we have provided: o Format for History Taking o Justification for each component in history o Format for examination o Example case Summary and Diagnosis; o How to Proceed All important and pertinent literature land mark trials and studies in GIHPB Surgery have been compiled and briefly described in a systematic disease wise manner in one chapter. The general consensus for controversies in GI surgery has also been discussed. "Clinics in surgical Gastroenterology" is probably the only book available with such a feature. Also included are: General format for History taking and work up in a GI case; Tips for exam going candidates
Depression Without a Way Out?
Depression is one of the most common and at the same time most underestimated illnesses of our time. It changes the way we think, feel and live - often insidiously, sometimes abruptly. For those affected, it means a severe decline in quality of life, for relatives a feeling of powerlessness and worry. But there is hope: in recent years, modern medicine has made tremendous progress in understanding, diagnosing and treating depression.This book offers a comprehensive, scientifically sound overview of the current state of depression treatment. It combines basic knowledge with the latest findings from research and practice, explains classic treatment methods as well as innovative forms of therapy - from novel medications to digital offers to neuromodulatory procedures.Particular attention is paid to modern diagnostic options: genetic markers, neurobiological imaging, digital behavioral analysis, and personalized diagnostics can now be used to make differentiated statements about disease progression and response to therapy. These developments open up new perspectives - especially for people who were previously considered resistant to therapy or who did not find themselves in traditional treatment systems.The book is aimed at professionals as well as relatives or those affected. It advocates a deeper understanding of depression - as an illness, as a human experience and as a challenge for society. With scientific precision and empathetic language, it invites us to explore new paths of insight, healing and hope.Bremen University Press has published over 4,700 specialist books in various languages over the past 11 years.1st edition 2025
The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2026
Selected as a Doody's Essential Title for 2025! Succinct and highly practical, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2026 provides rapid access to the information you need to help you make accurate decisions at the point of care. Organized alphabetically by diagnosis, it presents brief, bulleted points about diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up care, and associated conditions for more than 500 disease and condition topics, all in a highly templated format. The book also contains more than 100 diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms. Revised annually, this bestselling reference delivers maximum clinical confidence as efficiently as possible, allowing you to focus your valuable time on providing high-quality care to your patients. Get quick access to all-new content, including CREST Syndrome, Histamine Intolerance Syndrome, and Diabetes Insipidus, as well as new algorithms on Acute and New Onset Headache, Choosing the Right Contraception, and more Find the answers you need quickly thanks to an intuitive, at-a-glance format, with concise, bulleted text, hundreds of diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms, and ICD-10 codes Make confident decisions aided by current evidence-based designations in each topic A reliable, go-to resource for clinicians in primary care, family medicine, emergency medicine, nursing, and pediatrics
Nutrition and Acne Vulgaris
This book is an authoritative and comprehensive volume that is dedicated to the role of diet and the effect of nutrition on adolescent and adult acne. This book provides up to date information and synopsis about the mechanism of diet and how it leads to acne formation and inflammation. Chapters address the effectiveness of nutrition on acne vulgaris, and the role of each diet component and its mechanism on acne exacerbation and inflammation. For example, how specific diet like dairy products increase acne formation while others like vegans and leafy greens mitigate acne formation. The last chapter of this book discuss other minor nutritional triggers that affect acne, or other triggers like environmental, bad habits, bad hygiene etc. Nutrition and Acne Vulgaris - A Concise Guide to the Effects of Diet on Adolescent and Adult Acne is a valuable resource for dermatologists and allied healthcare individuals.
Male Breast Cancer
This second edition of the book is fully updated and refreshed to include all recent important evidence (2017-2024). Aimed at a postgraduate audience, it has a structured format with a synopsis at the end of each chapter. This book provides an up-to-date review of the risk factors and genetics influencing the development of this rare disease. This volume presents clinical features and recent advances in histopathology and molecular profiling are analysed, providing a valuable aid to clinicians in tailoring treatment to both the patient and the tumour. Readers will find important insights into the most effective strategies for making or negating a diagnosis of MBC. Within this timely volume, consideration is also given to the psychological needs of men with breast cancer alongside a discussion of the most effective support methods. The surgical management of the disease is examined, together with algorithms for local and systemic therapy. Owing to the problem of late diagnosis in MBC, many men have advanced or disseminated disease at diagnosis and, as such, the evidence-based management of these cases is reviewed. Male Breast Cancer concludes with a discussion on determining prognosis and the likely future developments in MBC with a focus on improved diagnosis and survival. Male Breast Cancer will be of interest to breast surgeons, oncologists, breast radiologists, breast histopathologists and breast care nurses worldwide. The book is a useful reference source for the totality of relevant information on male breast cancer.
