SURGERY OVERVIEWS
Surgery
Breastcancer.org
www.breastcancer.org/treatment/surgery
Surgery for Breast Cancer
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org/Cancer/BreastCancer/OverviewGuide/breast-cancer-overview-treating-surgery
Surgery
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
ww5.komen.org/BreastCancer/Surgery.html
Surgery Choices for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices
Surgery for Breast Cancer
Macmillan Cancer Support
www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Cancertypes/Breastfemale/Treatingbreastcancer/Surgery/Surgeryforbreastcancer.aspx
Types of Breast Cancer Surgery
Cancer Research UK
www.cancerhelp.org.uk/type/breast-cancer/treatment/surgery/types-of-breast-cancer-surgery
Questions to Ask Your Doctor: Before Breast Surgery
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
ww5.komen.org/uploadedFiles/Content_Binaries/beforebreastsurgery.pdf
Surgery for Breast Cancer (Video)
University of Maryland Medical Center
www.umm.edu/videos/misc/mht_surgery_breast_cancer_kesmodel.htm
Surgical Choices (Video)
WomenStories
www.womenstories.org/product.asp.74.html
LUMPECTOMY
Lumpectomy
Breastcancer.org
www.breastcancer.org/treatment/surgery/lumpectomy/
Lumpectomy
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
www.mayoclinic.com/health/lumpectomy/MY00833
Lumpectomy
Imaginis
www.imaginis.com/breasthealth/lumpectomy.asp
Breast-Conserving Surgery (Lumpectomy or Partial Mastectomy) for Breast Cancer
Health Link BC
www.healthlinkbc.ca/kb/content/surgicaldetail/zt1573.html#zt1574
What Should My Breast Look Like After A Lumpectomy?
Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation
www.dslrf.org/breastcancer/content.asp?CATID=36&L2=3&L3=7&L4=0&PID=&sid=132&cid=620
Lumpectomy (videos)
DIPEx
www.healthtalkonline.org/Cancer/Breast_Cancer/Topic/1535/
MASTECTOMY
Mastectomy
Breastcancer.org
www.breastcancer.org/treatment/surgery/mastectomy
Mastectomy
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
www.mayoclinic.com/health/mastectomy/WO00113
Mastectomy
Imaginis
www.imaginis.com/breasthealth/mastectomy.asp
Mastectomy: What to Know
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
www.cancer.net/patient/All+About+Cancer/Cancer.Net+Feature+Articles/After+Treatment+and+Survivorship/Mastectomy%3A+What+to+Know
New Breast Surgery Comes With Choices
CURE
curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/article.showArticleByTumorType/id/805/tumorCategory/Breast/article_id/1510
Mastectomy (videos)
DIPEx
www.healthtalkonline.org/Cancer/Breast_Cancer/Topic/1536/
CHOOSING BETWEEN MASTECTOMY & LUMPECTOMY
Mastectomy vs. Lumpectomy
Breastcancer.org
www.breastcancer.org/treatment/surgery/mast_vs_lump.jsp
Lumpectomy Versus Mastectomy for Early Invasive Breast Cancer
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
ww5.komen.org/Content.aspx?id=6442453027
Deciding Between Mastectomy and Lumpectomy
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
ww5.komen.org/Content.aspx?id=5450
Breast Cancer: Should I have Breast-Conserving Surgery or a Mastectomy for Early-Stage Cancer?
Health Link BC
www.healthlinkbc.ca/kb/content/decisionpoint/tv6530.html#zx3718
Choice of Surgery
Macmillan Cancer Support
www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Cancertypes/Breast/Treatingbreastcancer/Surgery/Choiceofsurgery.aspx
ASCO Expert Corner: Talking With the Doctor About Breast Surgery Options
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
www.cancer.net/patient/All+About+Cancer/Cancer.Net+Features/Expert+Information+from+ASCO/ASCO+Expert+Corner%3A+Talking+With+the+Doctor+About+Breast+Surgery+Options
Making Treatment Choices (video)
DIPEx
www.healthtalkonline.org/Cancer/Breast_Cancer/Topic/1543/
LYMPH NODE REMOVAL / SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY
Lymph Node Removal
Breastcancer.org
www.breastcancer.org/treatment/surgery/lymph_node_removal
Axillary Lymph Nodes
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
ww5.komen.org/uploadedFiles/Content_Binaries/806-392a.pdf
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy – Questions and Answers
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/sentinel-node-biopsy
Sentinel Node Biopsy
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
www.mayoclinic.com/health/sentinel-node-biopsy/MY00828
Sentinel Node Biopsy: An Information Guide for Patients
NSW Breast Cancer Institute
www.bci.org.au/images/stories/about_bc/factsheets/new_pdf/sentinel_node_biopsy.pdf
AFTER SURGERY
Living with Breast Cancer Surgery
CancerHelp UK
www.cancerhelp.org.uk/type/breast-cancer/living/living-with-breast-cancer-surgery
Questions to Ask Your Doctor: After Breast Surgery
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
ww5.komen.org/uploadedFiles/Content_Binaries/afterbreastsurgery.pdf
Exercises after Breast Surgery: A Guide for Women
Canadian Cancer Society
www.cancer.ca/Canada-wide/Publications/Alphabetical%20list%20of%20publications/Exercises%20after%20breast%20surgery%20A%20guide%20for%20women.aspx?sc_lang=en
ONLINE COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Willow-talk
www.willow.org/community/login
Surgery - Before, During, and After
Breastcancer.org
community.breastcancer.org/forum/91
Undergoing Treatment: Surgery
Breast Cancer Care UK
www.breastcancercare.org.uk/forum/undergoing-treatment-surgery-f27.html
BOOKS
Living in the Postmastectomy Body: Learning to Live in and Love Your Body Again, by Becky Zuckweiler (Hartley & Marks Publishers, 1998)
Understanding Lumpectomy: A Treatment Guide for Breast Cancer, by Rosalind Benedet (Addicus Books, 2003)
After Mastectomy: Healing Physically and Emotionally, by Rosalind Benedet (Addicus Books, 2003)
