by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Mastectomy is the partial or complete surgical removal of one or both breasts. It is done to treat breast cancer and rarely in some high-risk breast cancer women and men who choose to have it done prophylactically. Lumpectomy is a conservative local surgery for breast...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Overview Lumpectomy is a surgical procedure to remove a tumor in the male or female breast, which could be benign or malignant – more commonly benign than malignant. Along with the removal of the breast tumor, lumpectomy also involves removing some amount of...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
The diagnosis and confirmation of breast cancer involve a series of pathology tests and imaging procedures. After your breast cancer is diagnosed, it becomes necessary to diagnose the stage and the grade of cancer. Besides, your doctor would also want to know if there...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Breast cancer screening refers to the investigation of a woman’s breasts for the presence of any malignancy early before the onset of any signs and symptoms. In this screening process, certain investigations are carried out on an asymptomatic apparently healthy woman...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are two important genes that help fight cancer. They are, therefore, referred to as tumor suppressor genes. These genes normally prevent breast, ovarian, and some other cells from growing and dividing too rapidly in an uncontrolled fashion and turning...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Blood tests for breast cancer are done to serve the following purpose: To evaluate the general condition of the patient and to verify if he or she can withstand the treatment or even check for metastasis if any To evaluate the condition of the specific organs to see...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
Breast MRI or magnetic resonance imaging of the breast is a non-invasive diagnostic test to show the doctor any abnormality in the breast including breast cancer. This procedure makes the use of powerful magnetic field and radio waves, which pass through the breast...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
A breast biopsy is the removal of a breast tissue sample from the suspicious part of the breast. It is done after breast screening tests have shown some abnormality. This biopsied tissue is then prepared and examined under the microscope by a trained pathologist. He...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
A breast ultrasound or breast sonography is a noninvasive, harmless, and painless procedure that makes the use of high-frequency sound waves to produce images of the breast tissue. The sound waves are not audible to the human ear. They pass through the breast tissue...
by Dr. Sanjiv Khanse | Cancer
What is a digital mammogram? A regular mammogram is an X-ray image of the breast. Doctors use it to look for any changes in the breast tissue such as a lump. Its main purpose is to look for early signs of breast cancer. As mentioned, the results of a mammogram are...
