Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book

by Susan M. Love, Karen Lindsey (With), Elizabeth Love (With)

Overview

For a woman faced with a diagnosis of breast cancer, the information available today is vast, uneven, and confusing. For more than two decades, readers have relied on Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book to guide them through this frightening thicket of research and opinion to find the best possible options for their particular situations. This sixth edition explains exciting advances in targeted treatments, hormonal therapies, safer chemotherapy, and immunologic approaches as well as new forms of surgery and radiation. There is extensive guidance for the increasing number of women living for years with metastatic breast cancer. With Dr. Love's warm support, readers can sort the facts from the fads, ask the right questions, and recognize when a second opinion might be wise.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738218212
Publisher:	Da Capo Press
Publication date:	09/08/2015
Series:	A Merloyd Lawrence Book Series
Edition description:	Sixth Edition, A Merloyd Lawrence Book
Pages:	704
Sales rank:	16,593
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Susan M. Love, MD, MBA, is Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCLA and President and Medical Director of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation. A founder of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, she was appointed to the National Cancer Advisory Board by President Clinton.

Karen Lindsey has coauthored all editions of Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book.

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal, 8/2/10
“The woman who almost singlehandedly brought public attention to the mammillary part of our bodies keeps the updates coming. With studies and research advancing at warp speed, this latest tome addresses genetics, how the cell environment influences treatment, new imaging protocols, breast density considerations, and ‘personalized medicine,' approaching each woman's cancer individually. The review of the fourth edition said that no library should be without it. Ditto that.”

About.com
“Twenty years after the first edition, Dr. Love writes with optimism about advances in the science of breast cancer diagnosis…She won't lead you astray. For newly-diagnosed breast cancer patients, this book is still a great guide.”
 

Heart & Soul, November 2010
“More than a bible for those newly diagnosed with breast cancer. It's now also a guide for survivors, those at risk and anyone who wants to understand the environmental connection.”

Bookviews.com, October 2010
“This is the bible on the topic… The sheer size of the book attests to the body of new knowledge that exists regarding prevention, diagnostic tools, and treatment options.”
 

“A candid, authoritative, and splendidly well-written guide for women facing a diagnosis, decisions about treatment, and concerns about prevention of breast cancer…Highly recommended.”

More.com, 1/18/11

“Written by one of the nation's most trusted experts, [it] can help lessen the fear and confusion of a breast cancer diagnosis.”

Better Home and Gardens, October 2011

“They don't call it ‘the bible of breast care' for nothing.”

St. Petersburg Times, 11/27/11

“An essential companion, with remarkably accessible information.”

Shelf Awareness, 10/2/15
“Anchoring the literature is Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book…This is the definitive source for information.”

Living Processed Free, 10/5/15
“With Dr. Love's warm support, readers can sort the facts from the fads, ask the right questions, and recognize when a second opinion might be wise.”

The ASCO Post (American Society of Clinical Oncology), 12/10/15
”The essential breast cancer book…For more than 25 years, Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book has been the best source of information for women with breast cancer…A valuable read for oncology fellows or medical students toying with the idea of pursuing a career in oncology…Clear and accurate writing…The chapters on diagnosis and treatment are written with firm delicacy…Women reading this material will come away better informed and less fearful…Dr. Love empowers her readers to be strong advocates for their breast health…Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book is highly recommended for readers of The ASCO Post and their patients.”

Los Angeles Times Magazine, October 2010
“the seminal work for any woman facing the disease.”
 

Washington Post, 10/12/10
“I was impressed by how plainly and intelligently Love…presented the research findings about mammography.”

Dayton Daily News, 10/9/10
“[Love is a] breast cancer guru.”

Northern Virginia Magazine, October 2010
“comprehensive and candid.”

Infodad.com, 10/14/10
“For women who have breast cancer—or simply want to know more about it to help a friend or a relative manage it—there has been no better source for the past 20 years than Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book…[Love] gives information and advice in forthright, plainspoken language…There is simply no more clear-headed and comprehensive guide to this often devastating disease than Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book, and the new edition is the most information-packed one yet.”
 

January, October 2010
“An owner's manual for breasts.”
 

Energy Times, November/December 2010
“The go-to guide for millions of women concerned about breast disorders—cancer in particular…A definitive resource…Present[s] technical information in clear prose meant to be understood by the average woman…Deserve[s] a place on every breast cancer patient's bookshelf.”
 

Tucson Citizen, 11/8/10

“Striking a blow to the old approach that more is better, Dr. Love writes that it's not just a matter of having cells with mutations of cancer but also an environment egging them on.”
 

Midwest Book Review, November 2010
“Many shifts in breast health science make this massive coverage a key acquisition for any health library.”
 

Los Angeles Times, 11/22/10
“[Dr. Love is] one of the country's leading experts on breast cancer.”
 
Marion Star & Mullins Enterprise, 11/10/10

“Any woman facing a diagnosis, decisions about treatment or concerns about prevention will find in Dr. Love's book the information, guidance and the reassurance she needs.”

 
Choice, April 2011

From the Publisher

★ 09/01/2015
Six times is the charm, with this sixth edition of the title people turn to with questions about breast health as well as disease. This latest iteration by Love, clinical professor of surgery at UCLA and author of Dr. Susan Love's Menopause and Hormone Book, with journalist and researcher Elizabeth Love and author Lindsey (Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: A Feminist Reinterpretation of the Wives of Henry VII), addresses metastatic breast cancer and the longer survival rates of its sufferers, making breast cancer more and more like a chronic disease. New to this edition is the use of "liquid biopsy," blood tests that trace metastases, and ways of lessening the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. Love recommends "watchful waiting" with regard to ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), rather that immediate treatment; considers research on the benefits (if any) of soy products; and puts forth the efficacy of hormonal therapeutic approaches. Regarding treatment, immunotherapy and vaccines may begin to supplant chemo and radiation; changing the immediate environment of a tumor will be of more significance than targeting the tumor itself. VERDICT Love her or not, Love is the go-to for all matters of the breast.—BLF

Library Journal