If you have breast cancer, your oncology doctor may recommend that you have a lumpectomy. A lumpectomy is exactly what it sounds like, which is the removal of a lump of cancerous tissue – a surgery where your surgeon removes the tumor and not the full breast. A lumpectomy is much less invasive Read More
Breast Cancer
What You Need to Know About Breast Surgery
If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, you need to make a decision about treatment – which usually involves breast surgery. The surgery that follows this diagnosis is either a lumpectomy or a mastectomy. A lumpectomy, which is the removal of part of the breast, used to be the only option Read More
Preparing for Breast Cancer Surgery
The early spring day revealed a flawless blue sky. Birds were happily chirping, hopping from branch to branch. Christina gazed out the window, waiting for her husband to drive around with the car and pick her up. Oddly enough, the world seemed quite happy to continue spinning on, even though for Read More
New Strides Towards Breast Cancer
Every year, millions of Americans participate in thousands of events around the country hoping to bring awareness to Breast Cancer. These events have raised funds and educated people on this devastating disease. We all know someone who has been impacted by breast cancer or will be, as more than Read More
