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Remote patient monitoring is a term used when a health care provider gives you a device to track aspects of your health at home. Information from the device is sent to your provider.

Lumpectomy is surgery to remove cancer. It's a breast-conserving surgery, which means your breast remains intact. If you're having a lumpectomy, you'll probably also have radiation therapy.

Mastectomy is surgery to remove the breast. The most commonly done mastectomies are called simple and modified radical. During these procedures, the chest muscle is not removed. As a result, arm strength remains. Keeping the chest muscle also makes reconstruction easier.

The length of your hospital stay depends on the type of surgery you have. You’ll be given instructions to follow during recovery. Some women feel fine within a month. Others need more time.

Successful treatment of your cancer is the first step toward a healthy future. Now you can begin follow-up care. This lifelong program should include visits to your doctor, regular mammograms, and knowing how your chest and breast normally look and feel so you can notice any changes right away.

Rosacea is a chronic skin disease that causes facial redness. It appears mainly in adults. Light-skinned people who tend to flush are most often affected. Read on to learn more.

Learn more about rosacea treatment, from medicine and eye drops to helpful skin care tips.

A pneumothorax occurs when air fills the space between your lung and chest wall. This can cause all or part of your lung to collapse. The main cause of a pneumothorax is an injury to the chest cavity that punctures the lungs.

You had a procedure done to put a balloon breast brachytherapy catheter into your breast. It will be used to give you internal radiation treatment for breast cancer. The end of the catheter is in the same place the cancer was inside your breast. There's a small balloon filled with salt water (saline) on the end. Here’s what you need to know about home care.