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Breast Cancer. In Cancer sourcebook for women.
2nd ed. Edited by Karen Bellenir. Detroit, Omnigraphics, c2002.
p. 3-44. Breast cancer. In The Medical advisor. 2nd
ed. Alexandria, VA, Time-Life Books, Urskin, Giske, Darcy V. Spicer, and Leslie Bernstein.
Breast cancer epidemiology, treatment, and prevention. In Women
and health. Edited by Marlene B. Goldman and Maureen C. Hatch.
San Diego, Academic Press, c2000. p. 871-906.
Subject headings used by the Library of Congress, under which books on breast cancer can be located in most card, book, and online catalogs, include the following: Highly relevant BREAST--CANCER
Relevant BREAST
DISEASES Related BREAST--PATHOLOGYBREAST--IMAGING
Breast cancer. Edited by Kelly K. Hunt and
others. New York, Springer-Verlag, c2001. 520 p. Breast cancer sourcebook. Edited by Edward
J. Prucha and Karen Bellenir. Detroit, Omnigraphics, c2001. 580
p. Majure, Janet. Breast cancer. Berkeley Heights,
NJ, Enslow, c2000. 128 p.
A Breast cancer journey: your personal guidebook.
Atlanta, American Cancer Society, c2001. 427 p. Berg, Stacie Zoe, and Richard Theriault. The unofficial guide
to surviving breast cancer. Foster City, CA, IDG Books Worldwide,
c1999. 546 p. Berger, Karen J., and John Bostwick. . A woman's
decision: breast care, treatment & reconstruction. 3rd ed.
St. Louis, Quality Medical Pub., 1998. 680 p. The Chemotherapy source book. Edited by Michael
C. Perry. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Lippincott & Wilkins, c2001.
1003 p. Link, John S. The breast cancer survival manual:
a step-by-step guide for the woman with newly diagnosed breast cancer.
2nd ed. New York, Henry Holt, 2000. 212 p. Link, John S. Take charge of your breast cancer:
how to get the best treatment. New York, H. Holt, 2002. 189
p. Nash, Jennie. The Victoria's Secret catalog never
stops coming: and other lessons I learned from breast cancer.
New York, Scribner, c2001. 156 p. Weiss, Marisa C., and Ellen Weiss. Living beyond
breast cancer: a survivor's guide for when treatment ends and the
rest of your life begins. New York, Times Books, c1998. 526
p.
Clegg, Holly Berkowitz, and Gerald Miletello. Eating
well through cancer: easy recipes & recommendations during &
after treatment. Memphis, Wimmer Companies, c2001. 255 p. Halverstadt, Amy, and Andrea Leonard. Essential
exercises for breast cancer survivors. Boston, Harvard Common
Press, 2000. 209 p. Johnson, Edwin T. Breast cancer, Black woman.
2nd ed. Montgomery, AL, Van Slyke & Bray, 1999. 240 p. Olson, James S. Bathsheba's breast: women, cancer,
& history. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
302 p.
Cohen, Deborah A., and Robert M. Gelfand. Just
get me through this: the practical guide to breast cancer. New
York, Kensington Books, c2000. 252 p. Hirshaut, Yashar, and Peter I. Pressman. Breast
cancer: the complete guide. 3rd ed. New York, Bantam Books,
c2000. 361 p. Lange, Vladimir. Be a survivor: your guide to breast
cancer treatment. Los Angeles, Lange Productions, c1998. Love, Susan M., and Karen Lindsey. Dr. Susan Love's
breast book. 2nd ed. Reading, MA, Addison-Wesley, c1995. 627
p.
Breast cancer: a guide to detection and multidisciplinary
therapy. Edited by Michael H. Torosian. Totowa, NJ, Humana Press,
c2002. 346 p. Davis, Amelia. The first look. Urbana, University
of Illinois Press, c2000. 87 p. Expert consultations in breast cancer: critical
pathways and clinical decision making. Edited by William N.
Hait, David A. August, and Bruce G. Haffty. New York, Marcel Dekker,
c1999. 486 p. Hoskins, Carol Noll, Judith Haber, and Wendy Budin.
Breast cancer: journey to recovery. New York, Springer Pub.,
c2001. 115 p. Nardo, Don. Breast cancer. San Diego, Lucent
Books, 2002. 112 p. Phillips, Robert H., and Paula Goldstein. Coping
with breast cancer. Garden City Park, NY, Avery Pub. Group,
c1998. 324 p. Rosenthal, M. Sara. The breast sourcebook: everything
you need to know about cancer detection, treatment, and prevention.
Los Angeles, Lowell House, c1996. 334 p. Zuckweiler, Rebecca L. Living in the postmastectomy
body: learning to live in and love your body again. Point Roberts,
WA, Hartley & Marks, 1998. 273 p.
Abstracting and Indexing Services that index relevant journal articles and other literature on breast cancer are listed below. Some suggested terms for searching are "Breast cancer" and "Breast cancer treatment." More specific headings, such as "Breast reconstruction" "Monoclonal antibodies," or "Chemotherapy" may be appropriate, depending upon the topic of interest. Many of the titles may be available in electronic format. Consult a reference librarian for the location and format of abstracting and indexing services in the Science Reading Room.
Journals that often contain relevant articles about breast cancer include the following:
Barlow, William E., and others. Performance of diagnostic
mammography for women with signs or symptoms of breast cancer. Journal
of the National Cancer Institute, v. 94, Aug. 7, 2002: 1151-1160.
Burstein, Harold, and others. New cytotoxic agents
and schedules for advanced breast cancer. Seminars in oncology,
v. 28, Aug. 2001: 433-358. Fisher, Bernard, and others. Twenty-five-year follow-up
of a randomized trial comparing radical mastectomy, total mastectomy,
and total mastectomy followed by irradiation. New England journal
of medicine, v. 347, Aug. 22, 2002: 567-576. Key, Timothy J., and others. The effect of diet on
the risk of cancer. The Lancet, v. 360, Sept. 14, 2002: 861-869.
Muller, Albert G., and Karen Sepucha. Making good decisions about breast cancer chemoprevention. Annals of internal medicine, v. 137, July 2, 2002: 52-55. Sartippour, Maryam R., and others. Green tea inhibits
vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induction in human breast
cancer cells. Journal of nutrition, v. 132, Aug. 2002: 2307-2402.
Stephenson, J. Cancer studies explore targeted therapy:
researchers seek new prevention strategies. JAMA, v. 287,
June 2002: 3063-3067. Zimmerman, Vanessa L. BRCA gene mutations and cancer.
American journal of nursing, v. 102, Aug. 2002: 28-38.
Selected materials available in the Science Reference Collection pamphlet boxes include: Breast Cancer Action newsletter. Nov./Dec. 2002. 10 p. Breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Wendy Schloss Schain.
Natick, MA, American Cancer Institute, 2000. Cognitive problems after chemotherapy for breast cancer. Harvard women's health watch, Oct. 2002: 5-6.
Herceptin (Trastuzumab): questions and answers. Bethesda,
MD., National Cancer Institute, 2002. 4 p.
(National Cancer Institute fact sheet, 7.45) Lifetime probability of breast cancer in American women.
Bethesda, MD, National Cancer Institute, 2002. 2 p.
(National Cancer Institute fact sheet, 5.6) National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations. NABCO breast cancer resource list. 2002/2003 ed. New York, NABCO, 2002. 150 p. National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations. NABCO fact sheets. New York, NABCO, 2001-2002. Rethinking breast cancer. Time, v. 159, Feb. 18, 2002: 50-59.
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