Overview Handouts

These breast cancer surgery informational handouts provide a description of mastectomy, lumpectomy and potential side effects following these surgeries. Available in sidebar in Amharic, English, Somali and Tigrinya.
Video Slideshows
The following video slideshows provide introductory information about lumpectomy, mastectomy and breast reconstruction procedures. Available in English, Amharic, Khmer, Somali, Spanish, Tigrinya and Vietnamese. Accompanying handouts are in sidebar.
A project by EthnoMed and Healthy Roads Media, produced in collaboration with the Community House Calls Program at Harborview and its community partners. This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, under Contract No. HHS-N-276-2011-0008-C with the University of Washington. Thank you to Safeway Foundation for its support to Harborview Medical Center’s EthnoMed for the development of cancer-related content.