Cancer Treatment Procedures in Sunrise, FL

Dr. F. Leigh Phillips, III, MD, PA, FACS offers cancer treatment procedures to residents of Sunrise, FL. Cancer is a very dangerous disease which can spread rapidly and cause death. If it is determined that an individual has cancer, it should be removed as soon as possible. Sometimes removal of the cancer may cause the body to be disfigured where the cancer was present. Certain reconstructive procedures may be able to fix or disguise this disfigurement.

Information on Cancer Treatment Procedures

Melanoma is considered to be the most serious type of skin cancer, and can show few symptoms and spread rapidly. Melanoma removal should occur as soon as the diagnosis is confirmed. Other types of skin cancer may spread just as rapidly as melanoma and should be removed promptly as well. Skin cancer removal procedures will vary based on how large the cancer is in the patient. Some women will need to have a mastectomy to eradicate breast cancer. Breast reconstruction will rebuild a woman’s breasts after a mastectomy. Dr. F. Leigh Phillips, III, MD, PA, FACS can perform all of the above cancer treatment procedures. Cancer treatment procedures will vary with each patient in Sunrise, FL.