A breast cancer diagnosis doesn’t always means you’re doomed to go under the knife and/or get chemo or radiation therapy. The latest advancements in treatments are not only providing more options for patients, but also sparing some from surgery altogether, says Elisa Port, M.D., co-director of the Dubin Breast Center and Chief of Breast Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. In this video, Sonima.com founder Sonia Jones interviews Port about these new treatments for breast cancer, which she discusses more in depth in her new book, The New Generation Breast Cancer Book: How to Navigate Your Diagnosis and Treatment Options-and Remain Optimistic-in an Age of Information Overload.

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