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Breast Cancer (cont.)

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  1. American Cancer Society (2011). Breast cancer: Early detection. Available online: http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003165-pdf.pdf.

  2. National Cancer Institute (2010). SEER Stat Fact Sheets: Breast from SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975–2007. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute. Available online: http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/breast.html.

  3. National Cancer Institute (2006). Probability of breast cancer in American women. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet. Available online: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/probability-breast-cancer.

  4. Dizon DS, et al. (2009). Breast cancer. In RR Barakat et al., eds., Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology, 5th ed., pp. 897–945. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  5. Wolff AC, et al. (2007). American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists Guideline recommendations for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 testing in breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 25(1): 118–145.

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  • American Cancer Society (2009). Breast Cancer Facts and Figures 2009–2010. Atlanta: American Cancer Society. Available online: http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@nho/documents/document/f861009final90809pdf.pdf.

  • Golshan M (2010). Mastectomy. In JR Harris et al., eds., Diseases of the Breast, 4th ed., pp. 501–506. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • Morrow M, Harris JR (2010). Ductal carcinoma in situ and microinvasive carcinoma. In JR Harris et al., eds., Diseases of the Breast, 4th ed., pp. 349–362. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • National Cancer Institute (2010). Lymphedema PDQ—Health Professional Version. Available online: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/lymphedema/healthprofessional.

  • National Cancer Institute (2011). Breast Cancer PDQ: Treatment – Health Professional Version. Available online: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast/HealthProfessional.

  • National Cancer Institute (2011). Breast Cancer PDQ: Treatment—Patient Version. Available online: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast/Patient.

  • National Cancer Institute (2011). Male Breast Cancer Treatment PDQ—Health Professional Version. Available online: http://nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malebreast/HealthProfessional.

  • National Cancer Institute (2011). Male Breast Cancer Treatment PDQ—Patient Version. Available online: http://nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malebreast/Patient.

  • National Comprehensive Cancer Network (2011). Breast cancer risk reduction. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology, Version 1. Available online: http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/breast_risk.pdf.

  • National Comprehensive Cancer Network (2011). Breast cancer screening and diagnosis. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology, Version 1. Available online: http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/breast-screening.pdf.

  • National Comprehensive Cancer Network (2011). Breast cancer. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology, Version 2. Available online: http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/breast.pdf.

  • Patel SA, Topham NS (2010). Breast reconstruction. In JR Harris et al., eds., Diseases of the Breast, 4th ed., pp. 529–539. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2009). Screening for breast cancer. Available online: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsbrca.htm.

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