Ian S. Fentiman Libri

Guy's Hospital, London, UK. Discusses state-ofthe-art methods of management of breast cancer. Topics causes, risk factors, screening, diagnosis, breast reconstruction, unusual presentations, prevention, adjuvant therapy, and more. Extensive references. Previous c1991.

Breast cancer is one of the major causes of premature death in women. Early detection may reduce the chances of progression to the fatal stages and may require only conservative management, overriding the psychologically damaging total masectomy.