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Treatments for Breast Cancer

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Adult Health Library > Breast Health

There are many different treatments for breast cancer that involve the clinical care of a physician or other health care professional. Listed in the directory below are some, for which we have provided a brief overview.

Surgery

Post-Mastectomy

Breast Reconstruction

Lymphedema Following a Mastectomy

Post-Mastectomy Prosthesis

Radiation Therapy

Chemotherapy

Other Treatments

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  • Biopsy II
    Biopsy II
    A biopsy is a procedure in which a sample of tissue is removed from the...
    Biopsy I
    Biopsy I
    A biopsy is a procedure in which a sample of tissue is removed from the...
    Chemotherapy
    Chemotherapy
    The human body is made up of millions of cells that vary in shape, size...
    Breastfeeding
    Breastfeeding
    The outer breast consists of a nipple and areola. The tip of the nipple contains...
    Breast Lift
    Breast Lift
    A woman's breast is primarily composed of fatty tissue and mammary glands. Mammary glands drain...
    Breast Reduction
    Breast Reduction
    A woman's breast is primarily composed of fatty tissue and mammary glands. Mammary glands drain...
  • Breast Augmentation
    Breast Augmentation
    A woman's breast is primarily composed of fatty tissue and mammary glands. Mammary glands drain...
    Breast Self-Exam
    Breast Self-Exam
    Far too often, breast cancer is detected after it has spread and affected other parts...
    Breast Reconstruction
    Breast Reconstruction
    A healthy breast is primarily composed of fatty tissue and mammary glands. Mammary glands drain...
    Breast Cancer
    Breast Cancer
    The female breast is primarily composed of fatty tissue and mammary glands. Mammary glands drain...
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  • Radioactive Seed Gives New Options for Breast Cancer Patients
    It wasn't the shock of a breast cancer diagnosis that surprised Linda Briggs the most; it was the ease of the surgical process. What used to begin with the sometimes painful placement of a wire in the patient's breast to mark the location of the tumor can now be done with a much more precise and less painful method.
    Targeted Radiation Therapy Offers Options for Breast Cancer Treatment
    MammoSite therapy was developed to make it easier for more women to consider lumpectomy or breast conservation. Despite comparable long-term recurrence and survival rates of breast conservation therapy, the National Institutes of Health reports more than 40 percent of patients with early stage breast cancer still get a mastectomy.