Cancer Surgery

Surgery is one of the most common types of treatment, and it could be part of your treatment plan. It’s important to consider the stage of cancer, location and size of the tumor, size of your breasts, characteristics of your cancer, your genetic risk factors and personal preference. Often your choices include:

• Lumpectomy – taking out the cancer and leaving most of the breast
• Mastectomy – removing the whole breast
• Mastectomy with reconstruction – removing the whole breast and then creating a breast shape using an implant or tissue from another part of the body

No matter which option you choose, our surgeons deliver the best care and are committed to providing the latest breast surgical options, including hidden scar surgery, Breast Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT), and Magseed technology.

Sanford Health offers surgeons specialized in the treatment of colon cancer. Sanford Surgery’s colon and rectal specialists diagnose and treat disorders and disease of the colorectal system. Also known as proctologists, we provide a variety of treatments and procedures to help you reduce painful conditions and get back to everyday life.

Our gynecological surgeons are experts in surgical treatments for uterine, ovarian, cervical, peritoneal, vaginal and vulvar cancers. Often these surgeries can be performed through minimally invasive procedures, also called laparoscopic surgery.

This means our surgeons perform procedures through just a few small incisions. This leads to less pain, minimal scarring and quicker recoveries for you.