Breast Cancer can be a bewildering and scarry disease. The statistics are staggering: One in eight women in America will get breast cancer; and one in four women will have a lump that will need surgical biopsy; breast cancer is the most frequent female malignancy. Each year, about 435,000 women get a cancer diagnosis and over 30% of these are breast cancers.The causes and statistics of breast cancer are discussed below. However, women should know that whatever treatment modality is chosen, immediate breast reconstruction after surgery allows the breast cancer patient to feel whole.
Dr. Katsaros is a Board Certified General and Cosmetic surgeon who specializes in both breast cancer surgery and breast reconstruction.