Cancer can only be diagnosed by a lab test on tissue from your breast. How Breast Cancer Is Treated There are a number of treatments for breast cancer. The treatment depends on the type of tumor, whether the cancer has spread, and other facts you and your doctor will discuss. A lumpectomy is usually the preferred treatment when cancer hasn't spread outside the breast. This may be necessary when there is more than one cancer in the breast, or when a single cancer is large when compared to the breast.
Breast reconstruction is usually available to women who have had a breast removed.
If you have a breast removed, you may want to talk with your doctor about various types of surgical breast reconstruction and decide if reconstruction is right for you. Treatment with one or more drugs. Radiation and drug treatment are often given after surgery. FDA may have an office near you. Look for their number in the blue pages of the phone book.