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Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women from thirty-five to fifty-four years of age, and few things are as terrifying and confusing as a diagnosis of this disease. The sixth edition of The Breast Cancer Survival Manual is a concise, information-packed guide that is newly revised to contain all of the latest findings to help the woman facing treatment feel informed and empowered. John Link, M.D., a pioneer developer of Breastlink Medical Group in Southern California includes the most current medical advice on:--The Breastlink methodology of pretreatment conferences--New genomic tools to assist treating physicians in prescribing more "individualized" treatments that optimize cure and reduce side effects and "overtreatment"--Germ-line testing for breast cancer susceptibility--Her2 Positive Breast Cancer advances in therapy--A guide to accurately analyzing and understanding the 'pathology' of biopsy, including a look into pre-invasive breast cancer And more.