Breast Lumps: A Guide to Diseases of the Breast (Your Operation)

Providing information and advice to alleviate anxieties, this book sets out to help people make informed choices about treatment for diseases of the breast. It looks at the benign causes of lumps and pain in the breast as well as the various types of breast cancer. The book explains the diagnostic and investigative procedures, such as mammography, ultrasonography and biopsy. Preparation for surgery, surgery and aftercare are all covered, as are radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Breast reconstruction and the return to relatively normal life are also explored.