Understanding Breast Cancer

by Peter A. Dervan

Every twelve minutes an American woman dies from breast cancer, and an additional four patients are told they have the disease. Second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in women overall, it is number one among cancer deaths in women aged 35-54 and the second in women aged 55-74. Putting into perspective the stark reality of breast cancer and the chances of surviving it, this work is a layperson's guide to the disease. Chapters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786410043
• ISBN13: 9780786410040
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher