Breast Cancer in Women of African Descent

1. Burden of Breast Cancer in Developing and Developed Countries
D. Max Parkin

2. Genetics of Breast Cancer in Women of African Descent: An Overview
Offiong Francis Ikpatt, Olufunmilayo I. Olopade

3. Biology of Breast Cancer
David F. Chhieng, Andra R. Frost, Lynya I. Talley, William E. Grizzle

4. Screening and Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Women in Africa and the Middle East
B. L. Rapoport

5. Breast Cancer at Diagnosis in Women of Africa and the Middle East
Hussein M. Khaled

6. Breast Cancer Aggressiveness in Women of African Descent
Paul H. Levine, Carmela Veneroso

7. Radiotherapy of Breast Cancer
Olusegun Agboola

8. Adjuvant Therapy of Breast Cancer
Christopher K. O. Williams, Carla Falkson

9. Endocrine Therapy of Breast Cancer
Kathrin Strasser-Weippl, Paul E. Goss

10. Palliative Care for Breast Cancer in the African-American Population
Joseph O’Donnell

11. Outcome of African American Women with Breast Cancer in Cooperative Group Clinical Trials
Joseph M Unger, Stephanie Green, Kathy S. Albain

12. Traditional Medicine in Breast Cancer Management with a Focus on the Chinese Integrative Approach
Steven K. H. Aung

13. Impact of Culture, Education and Socio-Economic Status
Rhonda S. Moore

14. Barriers to Successful Management of Breast Cancer
Christopher K. O. Williams

Avainsanat: Biomedicine, Cancer Research, Oncology, Medicine/Public Health, general, Biomedicine general, Life Sciences, general