Mastectomy

Surgery is part of nearly every patient's breast cancer treatment. Mastectomy, or removal or the breast, was a standard treatment for most every breast cancer in the past. Now, instead of mastectomy, many patients with early-stage cancers can choose breast-conserving treatment, or lumpectomy followed by radiation, with or without chemotherapy.

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Mastectomy and Breast Surgery
Although surgery forms a part of nearly every patient's treatment for breast cancer, many different types of surgical procedures are available.
Mastectomy: An Illustrated Introduction
Mastectomy may be needed, if cancer has spread significantly throughout the breast. Other surgical options are available for less invasive cancers.
Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy: Only You Can Choose
Mastectomy or Lumpectomy? Expert Patient PJ Hamel offers tips on choosing between lumpectomy and mastectomy.

Breast Reconstruction FAQs: Implant After Mastectomy?
Expert Patient PJ Hamel discusses the pros and cons of breast reconstruction and prosthesis options.
Life After Mastectomy: Adjusting to Reconstruction
Jeannette Vagnozzi, who chose saline implants after treatment for breast cancer, gives you the insider tips on healing and adjusting to a new body.