Day: August 1, 2015

Book Review: Functional Reconstructive Nasal Surgery, 2nd edition

Authors and Editors: Egbert H. Huizing, MD and John A.M. de Groot, MD Publisher: Thieme – 413 pages, with 869 illustrations Book Review by: Nano Khilnani While otorhinolaryngology is the study of the ear, nose and throat, the focus of this book is only the nose, and in particular reconstructive nasal surgery. It provides detailed sketches with measurements for each surgical procedure to be performed. It contains detailed information and guidance on such matters as dimensions, proportions, Western standards, horizontal, vertical and lobular base divisions, and other such considerations in reconstructing the nose. Some of the common physical situations...

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Book Review: Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors: Perspectives on Research Challenges and Opportunities

Part of the Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Series of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation Editor: Patricia A. Ganz, MD Series Editors: Larry Norton, MD, and Clifford A. Hudis, MD Publisher: Springer International Publishing – 273 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Almost one-fourth of the 14 million cancer survivors in the United States were at some point diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s the most common cancer among women in the U.S.  That works out to 3.5 million people, or almost 1.1 percent of the country’s population of 320 million. The management of breast cancer typically involves some...

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