The following Memorial Sloan-Kettering patient education materials are available to explain specific diagnostic approaches, treatments, and post-treatment measures.
- Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer
- After Your Breast Surgery: A Guide to Recovery
- Breast Cancer and Nutrition
- Breast MRI
- Breast Needle Localization
- Breast Reconstruction Using Tissue Transfer: A Guide to Care After Surgery
- Care of Your Incision After a Breast Biopsy
- Common Questions About Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema
- Exercises After Breast Surgery
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) to the Breast
- Micropigmentation of the Nipple/Areola
- Self-Care After Insertion of a Permanent Breast Implant
- Self-Care After Nipple/Areola Reconstruction Using Skin Graft
- Self-Care Following Breast Reconstruction Using a Tissue Expander
- The Tissue Expander
Monthly Breast Reconstruction Class
Our nurses from the Plastic and Reconstructive Service offer a monthly class focused on surgical breast reconstruction options following a mastectomy. See details of upcoming classes on our calendar.
