Cancer treatments and procedures in Austin

Specialists at Ascension Seton provide advanced cancer treatments and procedures based on your diagnosis and care plan

Cancer treatments and procedures in Austin

Your care team at Ascension Seton recommends treatments based on the type of cancer, stage and your overall health. Based on your diagnosis, your treatment plan may include:

Breast reconstruction is surgery to create a new breast shape in place of a breast that has been removed (mastectomy). It can be done with implants or with tissue from another part of your body. Sometimes both are used to rebuild a breast shape. The breast mound created comes as close as possible to the shape and look of a natural breast.

Surgery may be done to reconstruct either one breast (unilateral) or both breasts (bilateral). The goal of the unilateral reconstruction is to create a breast mound that matches the other breast. If both breasts have been removed, the goal of the surgery is to create both breast mounds about the size of your natural breasts.

Removes cancer while preserving as much of the breast as possible.

Chemotherapy (or chemo) uses medications that travel through the bloodstream to destroy cancer cells.

Blocks or lowers hormones that help certain cancers grow, including breast, prostate, thyroid, endometrial and adrenal cancers. Sometimes hormone therapy involves surgically removing the gland that's making the hormones.

Uses medications that either boost the body’s immune system or help it better identify and attack cancer cells

Uses minimally invasive techniques to collect a tissue sample or precisely locate an area of concern in the breast. Depending on your needs, your care team may use a fine needle, wire localization or a magseed marker to guide the procedure.

Removes skin cancer one layer at a time while preserving healthy tissue. Each layer is examined under a microscope to look for cancerous cells, until your provider finds a layer without any.

Minimally invasive surgery that uses robotic technology for greater precision and smaller incisions, similar to a laparoscopy

Connects you and your family with resources that support your emotional, practical and day-to-day needs throughout diagnosis, treatment and recovery.

If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, go directly to the ER or call 911.

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