Dr. A. Samir Hassan

A. Samir Hassan, M.D., a board-certified general surgeon at Manatee Memorial Hospital, performs many breast biopsy and breast cancer removal procedures. Although he generally meets patients after they have been diagnosed with a suspicious mammogram or a clinical finding, he is committed to spreading the word about prevention and screening, particularly with self-exams. "Seventy percent of breast lumps are detected by patients themselves. We want women to focus on prevention, get mammograms and do self exams, so problems are detected earlier -- before they feel lumps. This will improve outcomes," he says.
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To learn how to do a self-exam, ask your primary care physician, gynecologist or nurse practitioner to demonstrate, says Dr. Hassan. Women should start receiving annual clinical breast exams in adolescence and annual mammograms no later than their late 30s or early 40s, and earlier if there's a history of breast cancer. "My youngest patient was only 27, and she had a family history of breast cancer," he recalls.

Manatee Memorial offers access to breast cancer specialists like Dr. Hassan and advanced tools for detecting and determining the nature of breast lumps, including stereotactic breast biopsy, a technique that uses a three-dimensional X-ray or mammogram to pinpoint cancers deep in the breast that may not be palpable (able to be felt).

"Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment are constantly changing -- there are ongoing new developments," says Dr. Hassan. "That's why it's important to seek out physicians who are trained in breast management and dedicated to keeping up with research."

To make an appointment with Dr. Hassan, please call 941-748-6099.

"With APBR, we can treat the areas at greatest risk for recurrences internally and limit damage to healthy tissue," says A. Samir Hassan, MD, FACS, a boardcertified general surgeon at Manatee Memorial Hospital.
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"Some women have transportation or scheduling issues that make traditional radiation therapy difficult," says Dr. Hassan.
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"MammoSite technology is an exciting advance for many women," says Dr. Hassan."It takes less time than traditional radiation, causes less cosmetic damage to the breast and lets women get on with their lives as quickly as possible."

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Who have an adequate amount of tissue remaining in the breast For more information, please call Dr. Hassan's office at 941-748-6099.