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Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. Mastectomy is usually done to combat breast cancer; in some cases, women believed to be at high risk of breast cancer have the operation prophylactically, that is, to prevent cancer rather than treat it. more at Wikipedia
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Mastectomy Reviews
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Partial mastectomy on one side and full on the other a year later. Shocked both times but was treated wonderful and fully informed and given different choices and options. I feel very blessed for that.
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MULTILATED FROM THE WAIST UP
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Radical Mastectomy becaust tumor went into chest wall. Developed lymphadema in arm
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I had a modified radical mastectomy on breast cancer side and a prophylactic mastectomy on the other since I had such an aggressive cancer and positive nodes.
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I had a double mastectomy. I wasn't all that traumatised by it for some reason. I didn't like my breast anyway. My breast look better now. I had both breast removed as a precautionary reason although my cancer was in my left breast.
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9/10/08 had to go back in next day to relieve hematoma. healing was not as good as hoped w/ incision due to reopening. Pathology from Mast. was very good!
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I am having a double mastectomy even though at this time I only have cancer in my left breast. When they did the testing on my hormone factors for my right breast that I most likely would develop breast cancer there also.
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surgery is the first wk of june
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Bilat Mastectomy
Hello everyone, I will have my second appointment on the 21st. i am seriously considering a bilat mastectomy in order to control the progression of th... [More] -
considering mastectomy
I have had lumpectomy, surgical margins are clean, but hate the thought of the radiation that will follow. Has anyone opted for mastectomy when it wa... [More] -
bilateral mastectomy
I went through a bilateral mastectomy and don't know how to deal with body image issues. Any suggestion? No reconstructive surgery yet. [More] -
Mastectomy?
Last year my cousin had two kind of breast cancers, so she had a full mastectomy. They took off the nipples to. At the time of surgery, they put in tw... [More] -
Mastectomy?
Has anyone ever had a full mastectomy? How do you feel about yourself now, and were there any complications? [More]
