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摘要

This entry in a popular series offers the latest on a disease responsible for the deaths of 40,000 American women each year. The "basic consumer health information" discusses nearly every facet of breast cancer in layperson's terms. Risk factors, symptoms, various types, treatment options, and side-effect management are just a few of the subjects covered. Several chapters ("Breast Cancer and Work," "Exercising after Breast Cancer") discuss the practicalities of living with the disease. For more in-depth research, an extensive directory of organizations concludes the tome.