ALL ABOUT THE BREAST

About the Book

An authoritative, generously illustrated guide that gives clear, accurate and up to date information on the most common problems women may develop in the breast. It is written in a simple and friendly language providing with medical facts and rendered with medical illustrations and photographs for the easy understanding of symptoms and physical findings similar to the breast problems a women may experience in their breast. This guide will provide the reader a clear understanding of what is said during a breast consultation and the process on choosing a treatment option. It addresses in great detail to all breast problems, including: • Benign and malignant lumps, and their presenting symptoms, • Skin and nipple problems, • How to perform a meaningful Breast Self Examination, • Breast problems that may develop during pregnancy, including cancer, • Treatment options, including: surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and hormonal treatment. • The different types of breast reconstructions This informative and well-illustrated book will be Invaluable for women who have breast disease or are at risk for developing breast cancer, and for the physician caring for the female patient facing the initial challenge.

About the Author

Dr Samuel Pilnik is an Attending Breast Surgeon and an Honorary Consultant at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and an Associate Professor of Surgery at New York Medical College. His practice has been devoted to surgical breast oncology. Over the course of his career, this Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the International College of surgeons has treated more than 14,000 patients with breast disease, and lectured locally and abroad.