Surgery is a common treatment for breast cancer, regardless of which type of breast cancer you have. Surgery helps remove the tissue affected by cancer, especially if the cancer is caught early and has not spread beyond the main tumor site.
In this video, learn about the two main surgeries used to treat breast cancer are lumpectomy and mastectomy.
Dr. Alberty is a surgical breast oncologist at the Dubin Breast Center of the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital.
References
American Cancer Society. (2023). Surgery for breast cancer.
U.S. National Library of Medicine. (2023). Mastectomy.
PDQ Cancer Information Summaries [Internet]. (2022). Breast cancer treatment (PDQR).
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