Deciding how to treat your breast cancer can be a very difficult and personal decision. Dr. Cindy Matsen, breast surgeon at Huntsman Cancer Institute, says it’s easy for women who begin initial ...

Many women who are diagnosed with breast cancer face the difficult decision of whether to have a lumpectomy with radiation or a mastectomy with reconstruction. With the availability of study results ...

“You know that phrase, ‘third time’s the charm?’ ” Marilene Nevins asks. Well, not always. In 1997, a suspicious mass was found in Nevins’ right breast. “I nicknamed that one Mickey,” she says. “You ...

Lumpectomy is the gold standard for breast cancer surgery, says Kirstyn E. Brownson, MD, a surgical breast oncologist at Huntsman Cancer Institute. We asked Dr. Brownson to explain what a lumpectomy ...

Lumpectomies and mastectomies differ in the amount of tissue removed. A lumpectomy removes only the tumor and a small portion of the breast. A mastectomy removes all of the breast tissue, and possibly ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I understand surgery is often included as part of the treatment plan for breast cancer. If I'm a candidate for lumpectomy but am also considering a mastectomy, what are some things I ...

A 31-year-old woman underwent a right lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node sampling for a breast mass. Pathology showed a 21 x 11 mm medullary carcinoma of the breast, with clear margins; lymph nodes ...

For those with localized breast cancer, surgical options may include either lumpectomy or mastectomy, and patients have free rein about which to choose. Star Mackenzie Burruto had just gotten off the ...

(02-06) 10:47 PST SAN FRANCISCO-- For decades, clinical trials and other studies have shown that women with early-stage breast cancer have the same survival odds whether they choose to have a surgery ...

THAT MOMENT, AND FOR ONE NEW MOM, THAT HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. >> I LOVE ATTH FACE SO MUCH. JESSICA: MAGGIE LOUCKS SHONGWI PICTURES OF HER 15 MONTH OLD TWINS TO HER SURGEON. IT’S BEEN ALMOST 10 ...