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Breast cancer affects 1 in 10 women and the majority of UK women will attend a breast clinic at least once during their lives. The patient's journey through assessment and management is one that involves a huge range of healthcare professionals, in which the truly multidisciplinary management style required has previously been only sparsely addressed. This resource provides a practical guide on how to investigate and manage common breast problems for all members of the breast disease team, and covers the whole of the patient journey from assessment through to surgery and adjuvant treatments, giving a practical overview of the whole process of care. It includes the latest evidence, guidance and references on breast disease, together with discussions on current controversies in the field including the management of margins, management of the axilla and the evidence surrounding the NHS Breast Screening Programme. To give practical advice on the realities of being part of a breast care team, this resource also has several chapters devoted to leadership and management including MDT requirements, audit and research, avoiding complaints and the organisation of a breast unit.Less

Critiquing key papers in the field, Landmark Papers in General Surgery gives surgeons and trainees an expert appraisal and contextual discussion of the evidence base behind current clinical practice.

Perioperative pain control presents a serious challenge for the practicing surgeon. Surgeons need to be able to diagnose pain and be cognizant of the common and rare painful conditions that present perioperatively so they can manage them effectively. This book assists surgeons in the safe perioperative care from preoperative evaluation to laboratory tests, imaging orders, and interpretations for patients with both acute pain and chronic pain undergoing surgery. It focuses on how to solve common dilemmas facing surgeons who are managing patients with pain-related problems and assists in clinical decision-making. Chapters explore essential topics such as diagnosing pain and painful conditions, determining the feasibility and safety of surgical procedures needed, and arranging for advanced pain management consults and care if needed. Surgeons are often required to be involved in managing the perioperative pain of their patients The book written by practicing experts in the field from all over the world is a quick reference guide to especially enable surgeons and allied health care physicians to provide safe pain control in the perioperative period to their patients.Less