The most common cancer afflicting women is breast cancer. Every three minutes a woman learns she has breast cancer. The best treatment for detecting breast cancer is early diagnosis. This can be accomplished by conducting self-breast examinations. If a lump is detected, a mammogram is then scheduled and if necessary, a biopsy is performed to determine if the cells are cancerous. Four out of five breast lumps are benign. However, if the lump is cancerous, several options are available. Among the options are surgery. At Lake Pointe Medical Center, the general surgeons perform breast conserving surgery, modified radical mastectomies, and simple or total mastectomy. These procedures combined with Adjuvant Therapy have proven to be very successful.

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