Medical Treatment of Breast Cancer

This book firstly introduces the epidemiology, clinical diagnosis, molecular typing and staging of breast cancer, and then focuses on the principles of drug treatment of breast cancer, as well as the specific treatment options for different molecular subtypes of breast cancer. By collecting the key research data on the progress of global breast cancer drug therapy and the current treatment guideline recommendations, this book lists hundreds of effective drug treatment regimens, and describes the usage, suitable population, efficacy and safety of each drug. To guide clinicians to carry out more scientific and standardized drug treatment of breast cancer, so as to improve the overall treatment level of breast cancer.

With clear ideas, concise text, and clear diagrams, this book presents an overview of the pharmacological management of breast cancer, which is classically used and will be an outstanding companion for clinicians in the treatment of breast cancer.

Presents treatment options in a concise, coherent and tabular format Provides an overview table summarizing the relevant study data in each specific treatment regimen The treatment regimes are presented with comprehensive information about the relevant clinical trial

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Editor Peng Yuan, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre. She has been engaged in medical oncology for more than 20 years under the supervision of academician Sun Yan and academician Xu Binghe, and has devoted herself to the comprehensive treatment of malignant tumours such as breast cancer. She has been awarded the titles of "National 38 Red Flag Woman", "People's Famous Doctor" and "Capital's Most Beautiful Woman Struggler". She has been honoured with the titles of "National March 8 Red Flag Woman", "People's Famous Doctor" and "Capital's Most Beautiful Woman Struggler". She has won 13 national and provincial awards, including the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, the first prize of the Maternal and Child Health Science and Technology Award, and the second prize of the Science and Technology Award of the Ministry of Education.

Inhalt

Part 1 Overview of Breast Cancer.- Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Breast Cancer.- Chapter 2 Examination and Diagnosis of Breast Cancers.- Chapter 3 Molecular Subtypes and TNM Staging of Breast Cancer.- Part 2 Principles of Medical Treatment for Breast Cancer.- Chapter 4 Principles of Chemotherapy.- Chapter 5 Principles of Endocrine Therapy.- Chapter 6 Principles of Targeted Therapy.- Chapter 7 Principles of Immunotherapy.- Part 3 Medical Treatment Regimens for Breast Cancer.- Chapter 8 HER2-Positive Breast Cancer.- Chapter 9 Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.- Chapter 10 Hormone Receptor-Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer.