Surgery is one of the most effective treatments for early stage breast cancer, and it removes the disease completely in many cases. Doctors choose between breast-conserving surgery and mastectomy based on tumor size, location and stage. Radiation, hormone therapy or...
Recovery after breast cancer surgery generally falls between two and six weeks before daily life returns to normal. Minor procedures allow a faster return to work and regular movement. More extensive surgery requires additional time for tissue healing and for arm...
A breast cancer diagnosis brings a flood of hard decisions, and the surgery is often the first. For most women, it comes down to two choices: lumpectomy, which removes only the tumor and saves the breast, or mastectomy, which removes the breast entirely. Both can...
Breast cancer can return after surgery, with recurrence rates ranging from 5 to 20 percent over ten years depending on the original stage, tumour subtype and how complete the initial treatment was. It comes back when cancer cells survive the surgery and regrow, either...
Radiation is needed after breast cancer surgery in most women who undergo breast-conserving surgery and in selected mastectomy cases with high recurrence risk. It targets cancer cells that may remain in the breast, chest wall or nearby lymph nodes after the tumour is...
