The Breast Advice: All You Need to Know About Breast Health, Screening, and Treatment
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in the United States. There are 300,000 women diagnosed in the United States each year, and of all cancers women get, one in three will be breast. Everyone has been touched by breast cancer in some way – as the more than 4 million breast cancer survivors in the US can attest. With misinformation flooding us from chat forums to wellness influencers, where can we turn for the truth?
The Breast Advice offers a trustworthy resource as you navigate assessing your risk of breast cancer, navigate screening and prevention, and treatment, dispelling myths and laying out the facts, including the latest innovations from AI to new screening techniques. Bringing in patients' wisdom together with her 25 years of experience as one of New York’s most celebrated specialists, Mount Sinai’s Chief of Breast Surgery Dr. Elisa Port has created a comprehensive guide to breast cancer risk, diagnosis, and treatment. Addressing:
- Lifestyle factors to prevent breast cancer
- Risk assessment, screening, and testing—including the latest technology
- Diagnosis—choosing a doctor, what to ask, how to manage hard news
- Treatment—from radiation and chemotherapy to surgery and novel therapies
- Top ten pieces of advice from patients who have been through it
"Say Dr. Elisa Port’s name in any crowded room in the New York area and you’re likely to find at least one adoring fan of Mount Sinai’s chief of breast surgery." — Town + Country