Breast Cancer: Surgery
Surgery to remove as much of the cancer as possible is the main treatment for breast cancer. Today, women have many surgical choices.
Surgery to remove as much of the cancer as possible is the main treatment for breast cancer. Today, women have many surgical choices.
To keep track of your breast health, you should get a yearly clinical exam and mammograms as advised by your doctor.
Angina pectoris is chest pain or a feeling of chest discomfort that occurs when a part of your heart doesn’t get enough blood and oxygen. Learn more about angina, including causes, risks, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
The two most common types of benign breast lumps are cysts and fibroadenomas. A cyst is a fluid-filled sac that develops in the breast tissue. Fibroadenomas are solid, smooth, firm, benign lumps that are most commonly found in women in their late teens and early 20s.
Whenever the normal drainage pattern in the lymph nodes is disturbed or damaged – often during surgery to remove the lymph nodes – the arm may swell. This swelling, caused by too much fluid, is called lymphedema.
Breast development happens in certain stages during a woman’s life: first before birth, and again at puberty and later during the childbearing years. Changes also happen to the breasts during menstruation and when a woman reaches menopause.
