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ed 2, by W. L. Donegan and J. S. Spratt (vol 5, Major Problems in Clinical Surgery), edited by J. E. Dunphy and P. A. Ebert, 701 pp, 214 illus, $32, Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co, 1979.

Donald J. Ferguson, MD, Reviewer
University of Chicago Chicago

JAMA. 1980;243(4):371.

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Traditional concepts of breast cancer and its treatment have been rudely shaken during the past 12 years, and some new or recycled notions have gained adherents before adequate evidence could be acquired. An unprejudiced review of the main issues, as a basis for safe practice, is more difficult to write now than it was when the first edition of this book was published in 1967. The authors, with 13 other contributors, have adequately represented most current opinions on all forms of treatment. They take, in general, a sensible, balanced point of view evidently based on experience.

The new edition is double in number of pages. Addition of the following chapters reflects augmented concerns: "Screening," "Mammography and Thermography," "Growth Rates," "Reconstruction of the Breast," "Psychosocial Factors," and "Nursing Care." The chapter on anatomy is short and not sufficient for study by surgeons. Repetitive descriptions of lymphatics on pages 7 and 326 . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Edited by Harriet S. Meyer, MD.

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