Breast Cancer Surgery Decisions: From Mastectomy to Lymph Node Management
Expert Advice from Dr. Yara Robertson
Learn Look Locate is proud to present a series of expert insights from Dr. Yara Robertson, Medical Director of Surgery at Carti Cancer Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Dr. Robertson shares her expertise on various aspects of breast cancer treatment, from surgical decisions to the importance of genomic testing. Her insights align perfectly with Learn Look Locate’s mission to empower individuals with knowledge about breast health and cancer treatment.
Thoughts from Dr. Yara Robertson
Breast Surgical Oncologist and LLL Medical Advisor
“I like the fact that she took something that was the most difficult time of her life, having a diagnosis of breast cancer and tried to educate young women, especially, but women with breast cancer with all the questions that she didn’t get to ask and all the stuff that she had to deal with after surgery that she wished she could have had the information for before.”
1. Learn Look Locate: A Breast Cancer Education Initiative
Dr. Robertson provides a high review for Learn Look Locate LLC and how Cynthia Jordan has assembled a highly recognized team of Medical Advisors.
2. Contralateral Mastectomy: Understanding Your Options
Dr. Robertson discusses options in decision making on mastectomy with reconstruction or going flat.
3. Breast Reconstruction and Cancer Risk: What Patients Should Know
Removing both breasts eliminates the need for annual mammograms, but it doesn’t make breast cancer risk zero as it can still recur in other tissues.
4. Experts Tips on Risks for Catching Cancer in the other Breast
5. The Ultimate Guide to Preventive Mastectomy in Breast Cancer
6. What happens first when you get diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Take the time you need to process your breast cancer diagnosis before making any surgical decisions.
7. What you need to know about Genomic Testing Prior to Breast Cancer Surgery
Knowing when to get Genomic Testing prior to Breast Cancer surgery or Endocrine Therapy.
8. Lymph Node Removal in Invasive Breast Cancer: The Basics
9. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Advancing Breast Cancer Surgery
10. How Blue Dye and Radioactivity Help Identify Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Cancer Surgery
11. Dual Tracing in Breast Cancer: Precision Lymph Node Management
