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Contact your health care provider for an appointment if: You have a breast or armpit lump; You are a woman age 40 or older and have not had a mammogram in the last year; You are a woman age 35 or older and have a mother or sister with breast cance...
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Health care team roles. Depending on the tumor stage and treatment plan, patients may also benefit from rehabilitation therapy with physical therapists, nutritional counseling from dieticians, and counseling from social workers or other mental...
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General surgery is the treatment of injury, deformity, and disease using operative procedures. Purpose General surgery is frequently performed to alleviate suffering when a cure is unlikely through medication alone.
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Definitions Finding a surgeon refers to the process of choosing a doctor with specialized training in one or more branches of surgery to perform a specific procedure. It is almost always done in the context of elective surgery rather than emergency operations.
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After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous, 3 year training program in Internal Medicine. After passing an examination and completing the requirements, the doctor is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, and may be called an Internist.
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