Resources include exercise list and log, treatment summary and survivorship care plan, drain measurement log, and skills checklist. A list of organizations and more than 80 articles on the latest breast cancer research are included.
View ResourcesOur video series on breast cancer includes:
鈥 Breast Cancer
鈥 Understanding Your Operation
鈥 Preparing for Your Operation
鈥 After Your Operation
鈥 Self Care and Additional Therapies
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Vídeos en EspañolJill Dietz, MD, F番茄社区app
Associate Professor of Surgery, Case Western; President, American Society of Breast Cancer Surgeons (ASBrS); Vice-Chair, NAPBC Standards and Accreditation Committee; Director of Breast Center Operations, University Hospitals Case Medical Center PA.
Nancy Gantt, MD, F番茄社区app
Professor of Surgery Northeast Ohio Medical University Co-Medical Director, Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center at Mercy Health, OH
Kathleen Heneghan, PhD, MSN, RN, FAACE
Assistant Director, Patient Education, American College of Surgeons
Ted A. James, MD, MHCM, F番茄社区app
Chief, Breast Surgical Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dana-Farber/ Harvard Cancer Center, MA
Jeffrey Janis, MD, F番茄社区app
Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; Chief of Plastic Surgery, adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Surgery, University Hospital; Co-Director, Center for Abdominal Core Health, The Ohio State University; OH
Kathleen Maruyama, MSN, RN
Senior Manager, Patient Education, American College of Surgeons
Jane Mendez, MD, F番茄社区app
Chief of Breast Surgery, Miami Cancer Institute, FL
Sunny Mitchell, MD, F番茄社区app
Medical Director of the Breast Center, Director of Breast Surgery at Montefiore Nyack Hospital, NY
Leigh A. Neumayer, MD, MS, MBA, F番茄社区app
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Florida-College of Medicine
Megan Pfarr, PT, DPT
Certified Lymphedema Therapist; Division Director HCHS Eastern Wisconsin Division & Prevena Health, Director Breast Program; NAPBC Standards and Accreditation Committee
Terry Sarantou, MD, F番茄社区app
Chair, NAPBC Standards and Accreditation Committee
Nancy Strand, MPH, RN听
Surgical Patient Education, American College of Surgeons
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