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Breast Cancer Surgery: What to Expect

There are two general types of surgery for the treatment of breast cancer: Lumpectomies, where only the section of the breast affected by cancer is removed Mastectomies, where the entire breast is removed With lumpectomies, you can normally go home on the same day of your operation. For mastectomies, the average hospital stay is about […]

Thank You Note to Doctor Higgins

After my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, I held up pretty good (for her sake) during the round of visits to the radiologist, chemotherapist, and other specialists I can’t remember or pronounce. It all seemed like a bizarre and impersonal sales pitch, though. I felt like we were being ushered through the cattle gate, so my wife […]

A Chapter of My Cancer Journey – HE and ME

It’s my privilege to meet many different people in the course of my surgical practice. All enter my office with a unique background and perspective, but with a common concern for health. Many of these folks find it helpful to keep a journal to record their thoughts and experiences. Others have inspired someone else’s writing. It’s […]

Andrew P. Higgins
MD FACS
Board Certified General Surgeon

Bend breast care doctor
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2450 NE Mary Rose Pl, Suite 205
Bend, OR 97701
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