Content Overview 
- Learn About Additional Tests If Recommended
- Summary
- Breast Cancer Is Not What It Used To Be.
- Take Time Making Medical Decisions.
- Think About Your Goals.
- Commit Yourself To Doing Everything You Can To Reach Your Goal
- A General Overview Of What Happens After A Breast Cancer Diagnosis
- Learn About Your Specific Diagnosis
- Decide Who You Want To Make Medical Decisions.
- Choose The Best Available Cancer Doctors (Oncologists)
- Learn How To Maximize Your Limited Time With A Doctor.
- Treatments Available For Breast Cancer
- Ask All Your Questions Before Agreeing To A Treatment Plan.
- What Happens In A Lumpectomy, a Partial Mastectomy or a Mastectomy.
- If A Mastectomy Is Recommended.
- If A Lumpectomy Is Recommended, Ask About Getting An MRI
- Choosing Between Lumpectomy or Partial Mastectomy and a Mastectomy
- If Radiation Is Recommended.
- If Chemotherapy Is Recommended.
- If Wait And See Is Recommended
- Second Opinions Are A Good Thing.
- Non-traditional Treatments Should Be Complementary - Not Instead Of
- When A Drug Is Recommended.
- Take Someone With You To Doctor Appointments
- Tools That Will Make The Process Easier
- A Cancer Prevention Lifestyle Helps
- What To Do If Your Diagnosis Is Metastatic Breast Cancer Or An Unusual Or Rare Cancer
Breast Cancer In Situ: Managing Your Medical Care: Diagnosis To Treatment Decision
If Wait And See Is Recommended
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There are situations in which a cancer doctor recommends postponing treatment and insteading "waiting and seeing" what happens.
If this is your situaiton, make the follow-up appointment within the time period recommended by your doctor.
Ask your doctor if there are tests that he or she recommends that you take prior to the meeting so you can discuss the results at the meeting.
Before emotions start to get the better of you, read, Newly Diagnosed: Emotional Well Being.
You can help yourself feel that you are doing something by committing yourself to get your body in the best disease fighting shape. There is no guarantee that progression will be prevented, but you will feel more in control. Start eating a diet generally referred to as a Cancer Prevention diet, exercise, get rest, stop smoking, and do what you can to minimize stress. For information, see the documents in "To Learn More."
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