Surgical Margins After Breast Surgery | Susan G. Komen®
Margins help show if all of the tumor was removed. Learn how surgical margins are checked and what this means for your breast cancer treatment.| Susan G. Komen®
Margins help show if all of the tumor was removed. Learn how surgical margins are checked and what this means for your breast cancer treatment.| Susan G. Komen®
This section discusses the management of pain related to breast cancer treatment - when and how should you treat it? Learn more here.| Susan G. Komen®
Learn about chemotherapy as a treatment method for breast cancer here.| Susan G. Komen®
Learn about breast cancer treatment and the different types of treatment.| Susan G. Komen®
The most common signs of breast cancer are a change in the look or feel of the breast, nipple, or nipple discharge. Warning signs are not the same for all women.| Susan G. Komen®
Hormone receptor status and HER2 status are the main factors in planning breast cancer treatment.| Susan G. Komen®
Learn about surgery for breast cancer. Surgery may be lumpectomy (breast-conserving surgery) or mastectomy, and may include breast reconstruction (reconstructive surgery).| Susan G. Komen®
Radiation therapy uses targeted, high-energy X-rays to kill breast cancer cells. Also learn about radiation therapy after lumpectomy and after mastectomy.| Susan G. Komen®
A breast biopsy is the only test that can diagnose and confirm breast cancer. Learn about needle and surgical biopsies.| Susan G. Komen®
Mammography uses X-rays to create images of the breast (mammograms). Learn about mammograms, including how to find low-cost or free mammograms.| Susan G. Komen®
