In 1987, the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) was founded in the United Kingdom with the goal of reducing mortality from breast cancer and improving the quality of the management of breast disease. The NHSBSP aims to reduce mortality from breast cancer by 25 percent by the year 2000, and early results indicate that the national target is being met.
The data and experience gained from this multidisciplinary approach, which involves radiologists, pathologists, and medical and surgical oncologists, are presented in Early Breast Cancer. The main focus of the book is the radiologic and pathological features of early breast cancer, which together take up about half of this work. The section on radiologic diagnostic techniques features a wide range of mammographic and ultrasonographic images, which show normal tissue, benign and malignant tumors and cysts, and calcifications. Each diagnosis is listed in conjunction with its possible clinical permutations. Numerous case reports and potentially ambiguous results are also presented and are accompanied by suggested management strategies.
Various techniques of preoperative tissue diagnosis are also covered -- if in a comparatively limited format -- with an emphasis on fine-needle aspiration cytology. In addition, in the section dealing with the pathology of breast cancer, histologic images of various types of tissue are presented for comparison with the corresponding radiologic images, providing a didactically valuable correlation between radiologic and histologic diagnostic techniques.
The primary aim of the NHSBSP is the recognition of breast cancer in its early stages. Consequently, the sections on surgical treatment and adjuvant therapy focus on minimal breast cancer, offering clearly structured strategies for the local treatment of the breast and the axilla. The numerous suggestions regarding standardization, quality control, and organization, which deal with the importance of resection margins, local recurrence after breast-conserving surgery, and the marking of tumor specimens, along with a wide range of case studies, exemplify the book's emphasis on practical applications.
Early breast cancer calls for a specially designed multidisciplinary approach to management, challenging radiologists, surgeons, pathologists, and oncologists to adopt new concepts and strategies. To this end, all the specialized fields involved will benefit from the most comprehensive knowledge currently available on the subject. Early Breast Cancer conveys the relevant data without losing sight of clinical relevance. The information in this book shows how a growing number of patients can profit from timely diagnosis and treatment and substantially increase their chances of surviving breast cancer.
Reviewed by Teresa Wagner, M.D.
Copyright © 1999 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved. The New England Journal of Medicine is a registered trademark of the MMS. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
…the book demands space on many bookshelves because it is possibly the best reference book to date on the subject it covers.
-New England Journal of Medicine
…a welcome book….sheds light on the innumerable problems of early breast cancer, without eschewing controversial areas.
-Cancer World
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