Ms Sarah Tang

I am a breast surgeon in London with expertise in treating a broad range of breast conditions. I offer one stop breast clinics, surgery for breast cancer, surgery for benign breast conditions and cosmetic breast surgery. I have a Masters degree in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Aesthestic Breast Surgery. I am committed to research into breast cancer. In 2015, I was awarded a research degree (MD Res) by the Institute of Cancer Research and the University of London. In 2016, I led the National Margins Audit to investigate variation in margin practice and margin re-excision rates in the UK and Ireland. This study involved 140 investigators in 76 breast units and collected data on 2800 women undergoing breast conserving surgery. I continue to study patient experience and the factors that increase the likelihood of re-excision. This year I have been awarded a research grant from the Association of Breast Surgery to lead the Local Recurrence After Breast conservation (LRAB) National Study. I will be studying breast cancer local recurrence rates in patients who took part in the 2016 National Margins Audit. An up-to-date understanding of local recurrence rates in the UK and Ireland is essential to drive a national consensus policy for margin width in breast conserving surgery. I am also the recipient of a 2022 Royal College of Surgeons Pump Priming Grant to develop a prognostic tool to estimate the risk of margin re-excision after breast conserving surgery. This aims to provide a risk estimate for each patient based on their individual tumour and physical characteristics and can play an important role in helping patients make a decision between breast conserving surgery or mastectomy. I have a post graduate diploma in healthcare and biomedical education and lead on curriculum design at St George's University of London, in addition to delivering teaching, creating assessments, examining, supervision and mentoring.

1. breast cancer 2. breast symptoms (breast pain, lumps, nipple inversion, nipple discharge, skin changes)  3. rapid diagnostic one stop breast clinic (same day examination and imaging tests) 4. benign breast conditions 4. HRT advice 5. breast feeding advice 6. breast cancer risk assessment 7. breast cancer surgery 8. breast reconstruction 9. surgery for benign breast conditions 10. breast screening