100 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT BREAST CANCER

“You have breast cancer” is a phrase that every hour, about thirty women in the world will hear and we know how the words can make the patients deaf momentarily. As unpleasant as society has perceived cancers, cancer treatment has been even more negatively portrayed as deteriorating procedures. This misunderstanding and fear could deprive potentially curable patients of the treatment, and absolutely, we are talking about a cure. Despite breast cancer being the most common cancer in women and its increasing prevalence, rapid advancement in novel drugs and treatment modalities has led to a major increment in treatment outcomes especially survival. The earlier the patients are diagnosed, the more chance of cure. The way we physicians see breast cancer is completely different from the past and we believe there is a need for a mutual understanding in our society. This is why this book was originated – to serve as a comprehensive guide of breast cancer to patients, their relatives, or anyone interested.