Patient resources
The following resources will help you prepare for your breast cancer surgery and/or treatment.
Surgery videos
These presentations are for individuals who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. They offer helpful information on how to prepare and manage before and after surgery, as well as information on breast reconstruction. The presentations were created by Shared Health’s Breast Health Centre in collaboration with CancerCare Manitoba’s Breast & Gyne Cancer Centre of Hope.
Before breast surgery
- Preparing for surgery: an information session for women & men newly diagnosed with breast cancer
- Lymphedema & exercises after surgery – a before breast surgery video
- Chemotherapy Before Surgery for Breast Cancer – will be available soon
After breast surgery
- Breast cancer-related lymphedema & exercises after surgery – an after breast surgery video
- Drain care after breast surgery
- Tips for healthy eating after a breast cancer diagnosis – during and after treatment
- Support services – will be available soon
- Breast reconstruction – will be available soon
- Oncology treatment and support – will be available soon
Breast surgery information
The following materials have been put together by the Breast Health Centre to give you and your family information to help you understand your diagnosis and treatment.
Preparing for breast surgery (invasive)
Preparing for breast surgery (DCIS)
Chemotherapy before breast surgery
- Understanding treatment for breast cancer
- Chemo and other drug therapies
- Eating well when you have cancer
- Nutrition guide – fueling your body with the right foods during breast cancer
- Your guide to the breast cancer pathology report
- MUGA scan
- CT scan information
- Bone scan
- Breast Health Centre list of useful websites
For more information:
Breast cancer in men
Paget disease of the breast
After breast surgery information
- Invitation to the After Surgery Information Session
- Nutrition guide – Fueling your body with the right foods during breast cancer treatment
- Your guide to breast cancer related lymphedema
- Bone health after breast cancer
- Has your cancer affected your sexuality?
- The Navigator newsletter, CancerCare Manitoba
- Moving forward after breast or gyne cancer
Supports and services
- Breast and Gyne Cancer Centre of Hope
- Wigs and headware / look good feel better program
- Bra Day event (Canadian Cancer Society)
- Managing cancer-related fatigue
- Breast Health Centre list of useful websites
- “Hope”ful TIPS from Breast Cancer Survivors
- Peer support
- Body image and sexuality in women treated for cancer
- The Navigator newsletter, CancerCare Manitoba