Understanding Breast Cancer, Fourth Edition, provides essential information about the most common form of cancer in women. This easy-to-understand, highly illustrated chart has been extensively revised, bringing it up to date with current guidelines. The fourth edition includes a new section on receptors in breast cancer, additional types of breast cancer, illustrations that depict a wide variety of skin tones, and more.
 

Featured sections:

• What Is Breast Cancer?

• Signs and Symptoms

• Types of Breast Cancer

• NEW! Receptors in Breast Cancer

• Screening

• Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

• Staging

Illustrations included:

• Primary anatomical illustration now incorporates illustrations and labels of different types of cancer

• Revised staging illustrations using a variety of skin tones

• Fully revised illustrations and explanations of the most common types of the disease, including DCIS, IDC, LCIS, and ILC

• NEW! Receptors illustrations, including hormone receptors (HR) and HER2 receptors and how they relate to treatment

20" x 26" heavy paper laminated with grommets at top corners