Pathologist and Surgeon Team to Find the Extent of a Breast Cancer

Description: From www.beetmedicine.tv Most women who have cancer can save their breast with a lumpectomy, followed by radiation therapy. Dr. Deboarh Axelrod, a breast surgeon, tells us that a small number of recurrences in the breast are expected with breast conservation. Dr. Baljit Singh, a pathologist, reports the factors that he examines under a microscope which can keep this to a low and acceptable rate. It is about margins, the tissue surrounding the cancer when it is removed. The surgeon has to ...