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<p>Contributors vii</p> <p>Foreword by Professor Stan Kaye xi</p> <p>Introduction xiii</p> <p>1 The History of Women in Relation to Health and Cancer 1<br /> <i>Victoria Harmer and Maureen Royston-Lee</i></p> <p>2 The Epidemiology of Women’s Cancers 9<br /> <i>Louisa G. Gordon, Christina M. Nagle and Penelope M. Webb</i></p> <p>3 Pathology and Staging of Major Types of Gynaecological and Breast Cancers 32<br /> <i>Neeta Singh and Rachel Howitt</i></p> <p>4 Tumour Markers 54<br /> <i>Michelle L. Harrison, Ana Montes and Martin Gore</i></p> <p>5 Genetic Susceptibility to Female Cancers 68<br /> <i>Gillian Crawford</i></p> <p>6 Lifestyle and Prevention 89<br /> <i>Elaine Lennan</i></p> <p>7 Cancer of the Breast 100<br /> <i>Alison Farmer</i></p> <p>8 Cancer of the Ovary 119<br /> <i>Kate Gregory</i></p> <p>9 Cancer of the Ovary: the Patient’s Perspective 133<br /> <i>Noeleen Young</i></p> <p>10 Cancer of the Cervix 142<br /> <i>Ken Metcalf and Katherine McCarthy</i></p> <p>11 Cancer of the Endometrium 157<br /> <i>Ellen Bull and Robert Woolas</i></p> <p>12 Cancer of the Vagina 172<br /> <i>Sandra Tinkler</i></p> <p>13 Cancer of the Vulva 183<br /> <i>Beccy Hoddinott Isaac and Lisa Young</i></p> <p>14 Fertility and Cancer in Women 199<br /> <i>Susan Ingamells, C. Basu, J. Tucker and A. Umranikar</i></p> <p>15 Sexual Health and Dysfunction 216<br /> <i>Karen Donelly-Cairns</i></p> <p>16 Women and Cancer: Rehabilitation and Survivorship 230<br /> <i>Alison Keen</i></p> <p>17 Palliative Care 239<br /> <i>Jane Grant and Carol L. Davis</i></p> <p>Index 263</p>

"This is a wonderful overview of women's cancers for nurses new to caring for this population and nurses wanting to update their knowledge and practice." (Doody's, 7 October 2011) <p> "This book provides a comprehensive overview of the care of women with breast or gynaecological cancers . . . This book would be a useful resource for hospital and university libraries, and should be avaialable on gynaecological wards. It will benefit nursing and medical students as well as qualified nurses." (Cancer Nursing Practice, 1 September 2011)</p>

<b>Alison Keen</b> is a Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist in Gynaecological Oncology at Southampton University Hospitals Trust. She is an active member of the Forum of Gynaecological Oncology Nurses, and Network Site Specific Group. <p><b>Elaine Lennan</b> is Consultant Nurse in Oncology and an academic practitioner at Southampton University Hospitals Trust.</p>

<i>This textbook is extremely timely and most welcome. The editors and authors are to be congratulated on providing a comprehensive, highly readable and up-to-date resource, suitable for a wide range of healthcare professionals, as well as patients and families.</i><br /> —From the Foreword by Professor Stan Kaye <p>Patients with breast and gynaecological cancers have to contend with a large number of difficult and challenging issues. To help them to do this it is vital that their health carers are fully informed in all aspects of the women’s cancers. This book provides a comprehensive and meaningful picture of women’s cancers, including epidemiology, histopathology, staging, genetic predisposition, sexual function, fertility, treatment and management, survivorship and palliative care. To give this book added credibility and holistic application, contributions of women with cancer have been included, and the text is interspersed with patient accounts and experiences.</p> <p><i>Women’s Cancers</i> is essential reading for all nurses and health care professionals working in cancer care settings, as well as patients and families.</p> <p><b>Key Features</b></p> <ul> <li>A comprehensive textbook exploring the range of women’s cancers</li> <li>Includes examples of patient experiences throughout</li> <li>With contributions from experts in the field</li> </ul>

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