Surgery
Articles related to breast cancer surgical procedures and recovery.
Guidance Systems for Breast Biopsy
Guidance systems are used to help your surgeon find the non-palpable breast mass (a mass that you cannot feel) during surgery.
Surgical Procedures: Lumpectomy
Information about this procedure to treat breast cancer and what to expect during and after the surgery.
Surgical Procedures: Modified Radical Mastectomy
This article provides information about modified radical mastectomy and what to expect during and after the surgery.
Surgical Procedures: Needle Localization Partial Mastectomy
Information about this procedure to treat breast cancer and what to expect during and after the surgery.
Surgical Procedures: Simple Mastectomy
This article describes what a simple mastectomy is and what you can expect during and after this procedure.
Nipple Preservation and Reconstruction Options
This article provides an overview of nipple preservation and reconstruction options during/after mastectomy for breast cancer.
Surgical Procedures: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Information about a sentinel lymph node biopsy and what to expect during and after the surgery.
Surgical Procedures: Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
Information about an axillary lymph node dissection and what to expect during and after the surgery.
Surgical Procedures: Breast Reconstruction
Information about immediate and delayed breast reconstruction options.
Surgery and Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer: A Look at the Studies
A look at the Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group (EBCTCG) publication of the combined results of 78 clinical trials evaluating radiation therapy and surgery in breast cancer patients.