Bone Marrow Evaluation: A series of tests to determine if transplantation is viable. The transplant is a procedure to replace bone marrow destroyed by treatment with high doses of anticancer drugs or radiation. Transplantation may be autologous (the person's marrow saved before treatment), allogenic (marrow donated by someone else), or syngeneic (marrow donated by an identical twin).
Brachytherapy: The implantation of radioactive seeds or pellets which emit low energy radiation in order to kill surrounding tissue (e.g., the prostate, including prostate cancer cells)
Breast Conservation Therapy: A plastic surgeon will carefully examine the breasts and discuss the appropriate types of reconstruction. In one type of reconstruction procedure, the surgeon inserts an implant under the skin and the chest muscles. Another procedure creates the shape of a breast using skin, fat & muscle from the woman's abdomen or back. After both types of reconstruction surgery, the surgeon will discuss any limitations on exercise or arm motion. Women who have reconstructive surgery will be followed carefully in the postoperative period to detect and treat complications, such as infection, movement of the implant, or contracture (the formation of a firm, fibrous shell around the implant caused by the body's reaction to it). Routine screening for breast cancer is also part of the postoperative follow-up because the risk of cancer cannot be completely eliminated. When women with breast implants have mammograms, they should tell the radiology technician about the implant. Special procedures may be necessary to improve the accuracy of the mammogram.
Cancer Risk Assessment: Assessing your risk for cancer through various screenings and evaluation.
