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MAMMOGRAPHY AND BEYOND
DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER |
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Committee on Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, Sharyl J. Nass (Editor), I. Craig Henderson (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£37.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0309072832 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780309072830 |
| Publisher: |
NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
23 July, 2001 |
| Pages: |
312 |
| Description: |
Provides a perspective on the state of breast cancer screening and diagnosis and recommends steps for developing reliable breast cancer detection methods. This work book reviews the expansion of breast cancer awareness, examining the capabilities of technologies for breast cancer detection and their effectiveness at actually reducing deaths. |
| Synopsis: |
Each year more than 180,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women in the U.S. If cancer is detected when small and local, treatment options are less dangerous, intrusive, and costly-and more likely to lead to a cure. Yet those simple facts belie the complexity of developing and disseminating acceptable techniques for breast cancer diagnosis. Even the most exciting new technologies remain clouded with uncertainty. "Mammography and Beyond" provides a comprehensive and up-to-date perspective on the state of breast cancer screening and diagnosis and recommends steps for developing the most reliable breast cancer detection methods possible. This book reviews the dramatic expansion of breast cancer awareness and screening, examining the capabilities and limitations of current and emerging technologies for breast cancer detection and their effectiveness at actually reducing deaths.The committee discusses issues including national policy toward breast cancer detection, roles of public and private agencies, problems in determining the success of a technique, availability of detection methods to specific populations of women, women's experience during the detection process, cost-benefit analyses, and more. Examining current practices and specifying research and other needs, "Mammography and Beyond" will be an indispensable resource to policy makers, public health officials, medical practitioners, researchers, women's health advocates, and concerned women and their families. |
| Illustrations: |
index |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
National Academies Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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