If your tests show that you have breast cancer, you will be looked after by a breast care team. This is a team of staff who specialise in treating breast cancer and in giving information and support. It is known as a multidisciplinary team, and will normally include:

• surgeons who are experienced in breast surgery
• breast care nurses who give information and support
• oncologists – doctors who have experience in breast cancer treatment using chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy and biological therapy
• radiologists who help to analyse mammograms
• pathologists who advise on the type and extent of the cancer.

Other staff will also be available to help you if necessary, such as:

• physiotherapists
• counsellors and psychologists
• social workers.