Professor Mike Dixon
About Mike
Job title
Consultant Breast Surgeon
Address
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
Specialism
Breast cancer
Mike's background
Mike Dixon is senior medical editor at Macmillan for information about breast cancer. He trained in Edinburgh and Oxford and is a Consultant Breast Surgeon at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. He is also Clinical Director of the Breast Cancer Now Research Group in Edinburgh. He holds an Honorary Professorship in Breast Surgery at the University of Edinburgh.
His research focuses on using hormonal therapy before breast cancer surgery. He has developed new methods of breast reconstruction, and ways to improve the appearance of breast conserving surgery. In 2013 he received an OBE for his work improving the understanding and management of breast disease.
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Breast cancer
Breast cancer can be invasive or non-invasive. When people talk about breast cancer they usually mean invasive breast cancer.
Breast reconstruction
Breast reconstruction uses surgery to make a new breast shape after an operation to remove the breast (mastectomy).
Risk-reducing breast surgery
Risk-reducing breast surgery is an operation that significantly reduces the risk of breast cancer. It does this by removing the healthy breast tissue.
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