Breast Cancer provides an in-depth understanding of the biology of breast cancer, the natural history of the disease, the use of molecular markers, the interpretation of clinical trial data, and the integration of multiple therapeutic modalities. The single most important fact about breast cancer is the great variation in its natural history and its responsiveness to therapy from one patient to another. The clinician must integrate an assessment of the patient's likely course based on clinical and pathological staging and laboratory studies with objective evidence on the benefits of therapy. The primary aim of this book is to provide the clinician with the tools to do just that. Outcomes of clinical trials and details about commonly used drug regimens, drug dosage, and the expected side effects are summarized in generous tables and figures. Medical terminology has been defined and descriptions of the evolution in our thinking and understanding of the disease are often given to provide perspective in the interpretation of evidence from current studies for busy clinicians and trainees alike.

1. Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Breast Cancer2. Primary and Secondary Prevention of Breast Cancer3. Premalignant Changes and In Situ Carcinoma4. Natural History of Invasive Breast Cancer5. Histology of Breast Cancer6. Clinical and Pathological Staging7. Molecular Factors as Prognostic/Predictive Tools and Therapeutic Targets8. Diagnosis, Work-up, and Follow-up of Breast Cancer Patients9. Treatment of the Breast and Regional Lymph Nodes Surgery and Radiation Therapy10. Adjuvant Systemic Therapy11. Neoadjuvant Therapy and Locally-Advanced or Inflammatory Breast Cancer12. Management of Metastatic Disease