Your Surgical Options, Explained
A Breast Cancer Patient's Guide to Choosing with Confidence
Evidence-Based Patient Education for Breast Centers, Hospitals, and Cancer Programs
Your Surgical Options, Explained guide is a professionally designed patient education resource created to help women better understand their treatment options, prepare for conversations with their healthcare team, and navigate life after a breast cancer diagnosis.
Developed by breast cancer survivor, advocate, and TEDx speaker, Erica Deligne, in collaboration with Dr. Benjamin L. Moosavi, a double board-certified general and plastic reconstructive surgeon, the guide combines clinical insight with compassionate, patient-centered education to support the care provided by healthcare professionals.
Available for licensing by hospitals, breast centers, cancer programs, and survivorship organizations.
Your Surgical Options, Explained
A Breast Cancer Patient's Guide to Choosing with Confidence
Evidence-Based Patient Education for Breast Centers, Hospitals, and Cancer Programs
Your Surgical Options, Explained Guide is a professionally designed patient education resource created to help women better understand their treatment options, prepare for conversations with their healthcare team, and navigate life after a breast cancer diagnosis.
Developed by breast cancer survivor, advocate, and TEDx speaker, Erica Deligne, in collaboration with Dr. Benjamin L. Moosavi, a double board-certified general and plastic reconstructive surgeon, the guide combines clinical insight with compassionate, patient-centered education to support the care provided by healthcare professionals.
Available for licensing by hospitals, breast centers, cancer programs, and survivorship organizations.
Your Surgical Options, Explained
A Breast Cancer Patient's Guide to Choosing with Confidence
Evidence-Based Patient Education for Breast Centers, Hospitals, and Cancer Programs
Your Surgical Options, Explained guide is a professionally designed patient education resource created to help women better understand their treatment options, prepare for conversations with their healthcare team, and navigate life after a breast cancer diagnosis.
Developed by breast cancer survivor, advocate, and TEDx speaker, Erica Deligne, in collaboration with Dr. Benjamin L. Moosavi, a double board-certified general and plastic reconstructive surgeon, the guide combines clinical insight with compassionate, patient-centered education to support the care provided by healthcare professionals.
Available for licensing by hospitals, breast centers, cancer programs, and survivorship organizations.
Why License this Guide?
Research highlights significant gaps in patient understanding and surgical decision-making. One study found that 33% of women who underwent mastectomy alone did not feel completely informed about their surgical options before surgery. Another found that only 14.3% of patients correctly identified the risk range for a major complication within two years of breast reconstruction. Additionally, just 43.3% of participants met the criteria for a high-quality breast reconstruction decision.
These findings highlight the need for clear, balanced patient education that goes beyond the clinical visit. Your Surgical Options, Explained extends patient education by providing a resource patients can review at their own pace, revisit when questions arise, and discuss with their healthcare team.
Designed to complement, not replace, clinical care, the guide supports informed conversations, reinforces key educational topics, and encourages shared decision-making throughout the treatment journey.
Why License this Guide?
Patients often leave appointments with important medical information but little time to fully process everything they've learned. Your Surgical Options, Explained guide extends patient education beyond the clinical visit by providing a trusted resource patients can review at their own pace.
Designed to complement—not replace—clinical care, the guide helps support informed conversations, reinforce key educational topics, and encourage shared decision-making throughout the treatment journey.
Why License this Guide?
Patients often leave appointments with important medical information but little time to fully process everything they've learned. Your Surgical Options, Explained guide extends patient education beyond the clinical visit by providing a trusted resource patients can review at their own pace.
Designed to complement—not replace—clinical care, the guide helps support informed conversations, reinforce key educational topics, and encourage shared decision-making throughout the treatment journey.
What's Included
The guide covers topics patients frequently have questions about throughout diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, including:
‣ Meet Your Care Team
‣ Understanding Your Diagnosis & Pathology
‣ Surgical Breast Conserving Options
‣ Mound Reconstruction & Flat Closure Options
‣ Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Team
‣ Recovery & Long-Term Wellness
‣ Emotional Health & Survivorship
‣ Support Organizations & Community Resources
‣ Appointment Trackers, Decision-Making Worksheets, and
Recovery Planning Tools
‣ National and Local Support Resources
What's Included
The guide covers topics patients frequently have questions about throughout diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, including:
‣ Meet Your Care Team
‣ Understanding Your Diagnosis &
Pathology
‣ Surgical Breast Conserving Options
‣ Mound Reconstruction & Flat Closure
Options
‣ Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Team
‣ Recovery & Long-Term Wellness
‣ Emotional Health & Survivorship
‣ Support Organizations & Community
Resources
‣ Appointment Trackers, Decision-Making
Worksheets, and Recovery Planning
Tools
‣ National and Local Support Resources
Experience the Guide
Take a look inside Your Surgical Options, Explained and explore the guide’s patient-centered approach, design, and resources below.
Experience the Guide
Take a look inside Your Surgical Options, Explained and explore the guide’s patient-centered approach, design, and resources below.
What's Included
The guide covers topics patients frequently have questions about throughout diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, including:
‣ Meet Your Care Team
‣ Understanding Your Diagnosis &
Pathology
‣ Surgical Breast Conserving Options
‣ Mound Reconstruction & Flat
Closure Options
‣ Questions to Ask Your Healthcare
Team
‣ Recovery & Long-Term Wellness
‣ Emotional Health & Survivorship
‣ Support Organizations & Community
Resources
‣ Appointment Trackers, Decision-
Making Worksheets, and
Recovery Planning Tools
‣ National and Local Support
Resources
Experience the Guide
Take a look inside Your Surgical Options, Explained and explore the guide’s patient-centered approach, design, and resources below.
Licensing Options
Healthcare organizations can license Your Surgical Options, Explained Guide through flexible annual licensing packages designed to meet the needs of organizations of different sizes.
Essential License
• One-location license
• Hospital branding
• Contact & resource customization
• Digital & printable PDF
• One Annual Content Review & Update
Ideal for independent breast centers, oncology practices, nonprofit organizations, and small community hospitals seeking a professionally branded patient education resource.
Professional License
• Everything in Essential
• Workbook print-ready files
• Expanded hospital resource pages
• Implementation Consultation
• Priority implementation support
• Enhanced customization
Ideal for regional hospitals, cancer programs, and breast centers looking for expanded customization, print-ready materials, and enhanced patient education resources.
Enterprise License
• Everything in Professional
• Multi-site licensing
• System-wide customization
• Multiple branded editions
• Dedicated implementation planning and
consultation
• Dedicated priority support
• Annual strategic partnership consultation
Ideal for multi-location hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, and large cancer networks requiring system-wide licensing, multiple branded editions, and organization-wide implementation.
Licensing Options
Healthcare organizations can license Your Surgical Options, Explained Guide through flexible annual licensing packages designed to meet the needs of organizations of different sizes.
Essential License
• One-location license
• Hospital branding
• Contact & resource customization
• Digital & printable PDF
• One Annual Content Review & Update
Ideal for independent breast centers, oncology practices, nonprofit organizations, and small community hospitals seeking a professionally branded patient education resource.
Professional License
• Everything in Essential
• Workbook print-ready files
• Expanded hospital resource pages
• Implementation Consultation
• Priority implementation support
• Enhanced customization
Ideal for regional hospitals, cancer programs, and breast centers looking for expanded customization, print-ready materials, and enhanced patient education resources.
Enterprise License
• Everything in Professional
• Multi-site licensing
• System-wide customization
• Multiple branded editions
• Dedicated implementation planning
and consultation
• Dedicated priority support
• Annual strategic partnership
consultation
Ideal for multi-location hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, and large cancer networks requiring system-wide licensing, multiple branded editions, and organization-wide implementation.
Licensing Options
Healthcare organizations can license Your Surgical Options, Explained Guide through flexible annual licensing packages designed to meet the needs of organizations of different sizes.
Essential License
• One-location license
• Hospital branding
• Contact & resource
customization
• Digital & printable PDF
• One Annual Content Review &
Update
Ideal for independent breast centers, oncology practices, nonprofit organizations, and small community hospitals seeking a professionally branded patient education resource.
Professional License
• Everything in Essential
• Workbook print-ready files
• Expanded hospital resource
pages
• Implementation Consultation
• Priority implementation
support
• Enhanced customization
Ideal for regional hospitals, cancer programs, and breast centers looking for expanded customization, print-ready materials, and enhanced patient education resources.
Enterprise License
• Everything in Professional
• Multi-site licensing
• System-wide customization
• Multiple branded editions
• Dedicated implementation
planning and consultation
• Dedicated priority support
• Annual strategic partnership
consultation
Ideal for multi-location hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, and large cancer networks requiring system-wide licensing, multiple branded editions, and organization-wide implementation.
Licensing Options
Healthcare organizations can license Your Surgical Options, Explained Guide through flexible annual licensing packages designed to meet the needs of organizations of different sizes.
Essential License
Ideal for independent breast centers, oncology practices, nonprofit organizations, and small community hospitals seeking a professionally branded patient education resource.
Professional License
Ideal for regional hospitals, cancer programs, and breast centers looking for expanded customization, print-ready materials, and enhanced patient education resources.
Enterprise License
Ideal for multi-location hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, and large cancer networks requiring system-wide licensing, multiple branded editions, and organization-wide implementation.
Essential License
Ideal for independent breast centers, oncology practices, nonprofit organizations, and small community hospitals seeking a professionally branded patient education resource.
Professional License
Ideal for regional hospitals, cancer programs, and breast centers looking for expanded customization, print-ready materials, and enhanced patient education resources.
Enterprise License
Ideal for multi-location hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, and large cancer networks requiring system-wide licensing, multiple branded editions, and organization-wide implementation.
Interested in bringing the Your Surgical Options, Explained Guide to your organization?
Contact us to learn more about licensing options, customization services, and implementation.
Interested in bringing the Your Surgical Options, Explained Guide to your organization?
Contact us to learn more about licensing options, customization services, and implementation.
Interested in bringing the Your Surgical Options, Explained Guide to your organization?
Contact us to learn more about licensing options, customization services, and implementation.