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Surgery Choices for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
    Posted: 10/22/2004
Step 4: Compare your choices

Below are some questions you may be thinking about. Click on the question to learn more.

1.   Is this surgery right for me? 1
8.   Will I need more surgery? 2
2.   What are the names of the different kinds of surgery? 3
9.   What other types of treatment will I need? 4
3.   What doctors am I likely to see? 5
10.   Will insurance pay for my surgery? 6
4.   What will my breast look like after surgery? 7
11.   Will the type of surgery I have affect how long I live? 8
5.   Will I have feeling in the area around my breast? 9
12.   What are the chances that my cancer will come back after surgery? 10
6.   Will I have pain after the surgery? 11
13.   Where can I learn more about coping with life after cancer? 12
7.   What other problems can I expect? 13
 


Table of Links

1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices/page6
2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices/page13
3http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices/page7
4http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices/page14
5http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices/page8
6http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices/page15
7http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices/page9
8http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices/page16
9http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices/page10
10http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices/page17
11http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices/page11
12http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices/page18
13http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/breast-cancer-surgery-choices/page12