Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of breast cancer
Suggested reading
In addition to these guidelines and their accompanying lay versions, many informative and helpful publications are available on the subject of breast cancer. Among these are the following:
Al-Tweigeri TA, Clark R, Harkness C, Hasselback R, Gorski J, Hatton H, et al. Breast cancer and you. Current Oncology 1996;S1-S32. [Available without charge from the Cancer Information Service (tel 888 939-3333) or The National Breast Cancer Fund (tel 416 544-8487). French version available.]
The Burlington Breast Cancer Support Services Working Group, in collaboration with the Quebec Breast Cancer Information Exchange Network and Avon. What you need to know about breast cancer. 1996. [Available from The Burlington Breast Cancer Support Services (tel 905 634-2110) or Avon (tel 800 265-2866). French version available.]
Canadian Cancer Society. Facts on breast cancer. Toronto: Canadian Cancer Society; 1996. [Booklet. 20 pp (code no. 211962). French version available.]
Dollinger M, Rosenbaum EH, Cable G. Everyone's guide to cancer therapy: how cancer is diagnosed, treated, and managed day to day. 2nd rev. ed. Toronto: Somerville House Books Ltd.; 1994. [ISBN 1-895897-40-8, 706 pp, paperbound.]
Engel J. The complete breast book. Toronto: Key Porter Books; 1996. [ISBN 1-55013-643-7, 235 pp, paperbound.]*
Jacox A, Carr DB, Payne R, Berde CP, Brietbart W, Cain J, et al. Management of cancer pain. Clinical practice guidelines no. 9. Rockville (MD): Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Department of Health and Human Services; 1994. AHCPR pub no. 94-0592.
Love SM, Lindsay K. Dr. Susan Love's breast book. 2nd ed. Reading (MA): Addison-Wesley Publishing; 1995. [ISBN 0-202-40835-X, 627 pp.]
The National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. The management of early breast cancer. A consumer guide. Eastwood (Australia): Stone Press; 1995. [Available from Stone Press, 56 Clanwilliam St., Eastwood, NSW, Australia.]
Olivotto I, Gelmon K, Kuusk U. Intelligent patient guide to breast cancer. Vancouver: Intelligent Patient Guide; 1995. [Available from Intelligent Patient Guide Ltd., 517-750 West Broadway, Vancouver BC V5Z 1H4.]
*Copies are available from the Canadian Medical Association, 888 855-2555.
