Breast Cancer

Seldom is a mastectomy necessary.

With properly administered modern radiation, we have a major survival advantage for local breast cancer.

For example, in 12 years of our breast cancer program, we have a near-perfect success rate. This is living evidence that cancer is possible to cure while retaining patient respect and dignity and preservation of her body.

Non-invasive and relatively comfortable radiation treatment not only prevents local recurrence of the disease in the chest, but also has been proven to increase life span.

Radiation and Chemotherapy work in different ways, and don't provide the same protections.

Radiation is specific: It can control and prevent local recurrence on the chest, but the effects are limited to the local area treated. Modern medical practice has shown radiation following a local resection of a breast cancer can give equal, and sometimes better, results than a mastectomy.

Chemotherapy is general: It travels throughout the system to destroy cancer cells that may be located in other parts of the body. The extra benefit is the preservation of the breast in its natural form, which has a positive psychological and emotional effect.

Usually, you need radiation even after a necessary mastectomy if

Lymph node tests are positive
The skin is involved
The chest wall is involved
We see a poor histological appearance
The tumor is larger than 3.0 cm
There is residual breast tissue

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