Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. Often, a breast cancer diagnosis can seem bleak and hopeless. Fortunately, there are many treatment options available today, including breast reconstruction. With so many different kinds of breast cancer and many complex treatments and decisions to make, it can be hard to know where
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Breast Ultrasound vs. Mammography
Breast ultrasound and mammography are two effective methods of screening for breast cancer. How do you know which procedure is the right one for you? Or perhaps it’s a combination of both? Early detection is key to successful treatment of many cancers, especially breast cancer. Breast cancer mortality has decreased in the last 30 years
Fibroadenoma During Pregnancy and Other Breast Health Questions Answered
Fibroadenoma During Pregnancy and Other Breast Health Questions Answered Breast abnormalities are certainly serious, but discovering a mass or lump in the breast during or immediately after pregnancy can be doubly frightening. Here are a few common questions answered about managing breast health before, during, and after pregnancy by our Beverly Hills breast specialists.
Fibroadenoma: Is Surgery the Only Treatment?
Although finding a lump in your breast is, without a doubt, an alarming discovery, the good news is that not every breast abnormality is necessarily cancer-related. One of the most common categories of breast tissue growth is a fibroadenoma, and it occurs in approximately 10 percent of women in the United States. Fibroadenomas are non-malignant
– Bedford Breast Center
Leslie F. Memsic, MD, FACS
