Table
of Contents
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Preface |
xiii |
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PART I |
UNDERSTANDING
CANCER RISKS IN WOMEN |
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Chapter 1 |
What Women
Need to Know About Cancer |
3 |
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Chapter 2 |
Common
Gynecologic Conditions that are not Indicative of Cancer |
13 |
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Chapter 3 |
Does Cancer
Run in Your Family? |
27 |
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Chapter 4 |
What Women
Need to Know About Smoking and Cancer Risk |
35 |
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Section 4.1 |
Smoking and
Cancer |
36 |
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Section 4.2 |
Questions
and Answers About Women and Smoking |
39 |
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Section 4.3 |
Smoking
Cessation |
42 |
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Chapter 5 |
Facts About
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
and Cancer Risk |
47 |
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Section 5.1 |
HPV Facts |
48 |
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Section 5.2 |
HPV Prevalence in U.S. Women |
52 |
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Section 5.3 |
Questions
and Answers About the HPV
Vaccine |
54 |
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Chapter 6 |
Cancer
Risks Associated with Hormonal Medications |
63 |
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Section 6.1 |
Oral
Contraceptives and Cancer Risk |
64 |
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Section 6.2 |
Menopausal
Hormone Replacement Therapy Use and Cancer |
68 |
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Section 6.3 |
Diethylstilbestrol
Exposure and Cancer Risk |
76 |
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PART II |
BREAST
CANCER |
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Chapter 7 |
What You
Need to Know About Breast Cancer |
85 |
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Chapter 8 |
Understanding
the Risk of Breast Cancer |
97 |
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Section 8.1 |
Probability
of Breast Cancer in American Women |
98 |
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Section 8.2 |
Breast
Cancer Risk and Protective Factors |
100 |
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Section 8.3 |
Alcohol and
Breast Cancer Risk |
105 |
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Chapter 9 |
Genes
Associated with Breast Cancer |
109 |
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Chapter 10 |
Breast
Cancer Screening |
125 |
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Chapter 11 |
Staging and
Treating Breast Cancer |
131 |
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Chapter 12 |
Breast
Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy |
141 |
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PART III |
GYNECOLOGIC
CANCERS |
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Chapter 13 |
Cervical
Cancer |
149 |
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Section 13.1 |
Understanding
Cervical Cancer |
150 |
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Section 13.2 |
How does
Your Doctor Know You have Cervical Cancer? |
154 |
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Section 13.3 |
Staging and
Treating Cervical Cancer |
162 |
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Chapter 14 |
Endometrial
Cancer |
167 |
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Section 14.1 |
Understanding
Endometrial Cancer |
168 |
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Section 14.2 |
Endometrial
Cancer Screening |
172 |
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Section 14.3 |
Staging and
Treating Endometrial Cancer |
174 |
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Chapter 15 |
Gestational
Trophoblastic
Tumors |
181 |
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Chapter 16 |
Ovarian
Cancer |
187 |
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Section 16.1 |
What You
Need to Know About Ovarian Cancer |
188 |
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Section 16.2 |
Ovarian
Germ Cell Tumors |
197 |
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Section 16.3 |
Ovarian
Epithelial Cancer |
202 |
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Section 16.4 |
Ovarian Low
Malignant Potential Tumors |
205 |
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Section 16.5 |
Oral
Contraceptives Reduce Long-Term Risk of Ovarian Cancer |
208 |
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Section 16.6 |
Ovarian
Epithelial Tumors Traced to Fallopian Tubes |
210 |
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Section 16.7 |
Removal of
Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes Cuts Cancer Risk for BRCA1/2 Carriers |
211 |
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Chapter 17 |
Uterine
Cancer |
213 |
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Section 17.1 |
Understanding
Cancer of the Uterus |
214 |
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Section 17.2 |
Staging and
Treating Uterine Sarcoma |
217 |
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Chapter 18 |
Vaginal
Cancer |
223 |
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Chapter 19 |
Vulvar Cancer |
231 |
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PART IV |
OTHER
CANCERS OF SPECIAL CONCERN TO WOMEN |
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Chapter 20 |
Anal Cancer |
241 |
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Chapter 21 |
Colorectal
Cancer |
247 |
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Section 21.1 |
Cancers of
the Colon and Rectum |
248 |
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Section 21.2 |
Staging and
Treating Cancer of the Colon |
252 |
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Section 21.3 |
Staging and
Treating Cancer of the Rectum |
258 |
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Chapter 22 |
Gallbladder
and Bile Duct Cancer |
263 |
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Chapter 23 |
Lung Cancer |
273 |
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Section 23.1 |
What You
Need to Know About Lung Cancer |
274 |
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Section 23.2 |
Staging and
Treating Small Cell Lung Cancer |
279 |
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Section 23.3 |
Staging and
Treating Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer |
283 |
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Chapter 24 |
Pancreatic
Cancer |
289 |
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Section 24.1 |
What You
Need to Know About Pancreatic Cancer |
290 |
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Section 24.2 |
Staging and
Treating Pancreatic Cancer |
294 |
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Chapter 25 |
Skin Cancer |
299 |
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Section 25.1 |
Facts About
Skin Cancer |
300 |
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Section 25,2 |
Can Skin
Cancer be Prevented? |
305 |
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Section 25.3 |
Diagnosing
and Treating Melanoma |
308 |
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Section 25.4 |
Diagnosing
and Treating Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers |
313 |
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Chapter 26 |
Thyroid
Cancer |
319 |
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Section 26.1 |
What You
Need to Know About Thyroid Cancer |
320 |
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Section 26.2 |
Staging and
Treating Thyroid Cancer |
325 |
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PART V |
DIAGNOSING
AND TREATING CANCER |
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Chapter 27 |
You and
Your Healthcare Team |
335 |
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Section 27.1 |
How to Find
a Doctor or Treatment Facility if You have Cancer |
336 |
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Section 27.2 |
How to be a
Proactive Patient |
345 |
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Section 27.3 |
How to Get
a Second Opinion |
349 |
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Chapter 28 |
Diagnosing
Cancer |
351 |
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Section 28.1 |
Commonly
Used Diagnostic Tests and Procedures |
352 |
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Section 28.2 |
What to
Expect during a Biopsy |
356 |
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Section 28.3 |
Colposcopy |
360 |
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Section 28.4 |
Loop
Electrosurgical Excision Procedure |
364 |
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Section 28.5 |
Questions
and Answers About Tumor Markers |
367 |
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Chapter 29 |
What do
Your Cancer Test Results Mean? |
371 |
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Section 29.1 |
Understanding
a Pathology Report |
372 |
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Section 29.2 |
Questions
and Answers About Cancer Staging |
376 |
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Section 29.3 |
Questions
and Answers About Tumor Grades |
381 |
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Chapter 30 |
Commonly
Used Surgical Procedures for Women with Cancer |
385 |
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Section 30.1 |
Hysterectomy |
386 |
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Section 30.2 |
Mastectomy |
393 |
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Section 30.3 |
Oophorectomy |
407 |
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Section 30.4 |
Laparoscopy |
410 |
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Section 30.5 |
Cryosurgery |
412 |
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Chapter 31 |
Chemotherapy |
417 |
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Chapter 32 |
Radiation
Therapy |
423 |
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Chapter 33 |
Bone Marrow
and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell
Transplantation |
435 |
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Chapter 34 |
Biological
Therapies for Cancer |
445 |
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Chapter 35 |
Laser
Treatment and Photodynamic Therapy |
453 |
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Chapter 36 |
If You are
Considering Complementary and Alternative Medicine Treatments for Cancer |
459 |
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Chapter 37 |
Cancer
Clinical Trials |
469 |
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PART
VI |
COPING
WITH THE SIDE EFFECTS OF CANCER AND CANCER TREATMENTS |
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Chapter 38 |
Nausea and
Vomiting |
485 |
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Chapter 39 |
Gastrointestinal
Effects of Cancer Treatment |
491 |
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Chapter 40 |
Controlling
Cancer-Related Pain |
505 |
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Chapter 41 |
Lymphedema |
519 |
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Chapter 42 |
The Effects
of Cancer Treatments on Blood Cells |
529 |
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Section 42.1 |
Anemia |
530 |
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Section 42.2 |
Neutropenia |
532 |
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Section 42.3 |
Thrombocytopenia |
537 |
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Chapter 43 |
Fever,
Sweats, and Hot Flashes |
541 |
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Chapter 44 |
Treatment-Related
Neuropathy |
547 |
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Chapter 45 |
Cancer
Treatment and Physical Appearance |
557 |
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Section 45.1 |
Hair Loss
(Alopecia) |
558 |
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Section 45.2 |
Nail and
Skin Care |
560 |
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Chapter 46 |
Cognitive-Related
Effects of Cancer Treatment |
563 |
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Chapter 47 |
Fighting
Cancer Fatigue |
569 |
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PART VII |
WOMEN’S
ISSUES IN CANCER SURVIVORSHIP |
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Chapter 48 |
Living with
Cancer |
579 |
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Section 48.1 |
Cancer
Changes Everything |
580 |
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Section 48.2 |
Tips for
Cancer Patients |
587 |
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Chapter 49 |
Eating Well
When You have Cancer |
589 |
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Chapter 50 |
Exercising
during Cancer Treatment and Beyond |
595 |
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Chapter 51 |
Coping with
the Emotions of Cancer |
601 |
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Chapter 52 |
Talking to
Your Children About Cancer |
609 |
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Chapter 53 |
Sexuality
and Reproductive Issues Among Women with Cancer |
615 |
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Section 53.1 |
Renewing
Intimacy and Sexuality After Gynecologic Cancer |
616 |
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Section 53.2 |
Cancer and
Fertility Preservation |
621 |
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Section 53.3 |
Pregnancy
and Cancer |
624 |
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Chapter 54 |
Taking
Charge of Your Follow-Up Care |
629 |
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PART VIII |
ADDITIONAL
HELP AND INFORMATION |
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Chapter 55 |
Glossary of
Cancer Terms |
635 |
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Chapter 56 |
Resources
for More Information About Cancer in Women |
649 |
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Chapter 57 |
How to Find
a Cancer Support Group |
663 |
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Index |
671 |
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