This pioneering text contains the most complete discussion of DCIS available in the medical market including biology, detection, diagnosis, pathology, psychology and treatment of the disease.

The book has makes great strides in demystifying this disease and in helping physicians to better understand and treat it. If a controversy about a specific condition or treatment exists, both sides of the issue are presented and then followed by a summary or commentary from the editors.

Features:

- Reviews standard treatment practices of many breast cancer centers around the world.

- Truly multidisciplinary text with chapters written by surgeons, pathologists, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, psychiatrists and a medical geneticist.

New to this edition:

- Four chapters have been eliminated and seven new ones added.

- Greater emphasis on screening and early detection, including the increased role of genetics and molecular biology, as well as new therapeutic options.