| Being diagnosed with breast cancer is the last | | | | complete mastectomy, they remain a popular |
| thing any patient wants to hear. The impacts of | | | | choice because of how effective and thorough |
| breast cancer on someone's life can be | | | | they are. Additionally, the recovery process is |
| devastating. Undoubtedly upon receiving this | | | | much easier thanks to modern fashion advances |
| diagnosis a patient will be immediately swarmed | | | | offering mastectomy bras in a variety of styles |
| with questions and decisions that may leave them | | | | and materials. |
| with a sense of uncertainty and confusion. By | | | | The other common procedure choice is a |
| researching your options in advance and | | | | lumpectomy. This procedure consists of the |
| understanding the implications of each type of | | | | removal of the tissue around the cancerous |
| procedure you can give yourself a much-needed | | | | tumor but spares much of the overall breast |
| sense of empowerment and security. | | | | tissue. The main fault of the lumpectomy is that it |
| The first step to getting a grip on the decisions | | | | requires radiation therapy after the surgery itself |
| that any breast cancer patient will face is to | | | | to ensure that all of the cancerous cells are killed. |
| understand the treatment options and their | | | | This kind of a procedure is beast suited for those |
| advantages. Each kind of procedure will have a | | | | who have smaller or more isolated tumors in their |
| set of pros and cons that will better suit different | | | | breast. It is worth noting however that a |
| patients. By thoroughly researching these options | | | | lumpectomy has a higher chance of the cancer |
| you can give yourself the most available | | | | returning in the future than the complete |
| information to make informed decisions that will | | | | mastectomy. Even with radiation therapy it is |
| benefit you in the long-term. | | | | possible that the remaining breast tissue may |
| Firstly, a mastectomy is the most traditional and | | | | need to be removed at a later date. |
| harsh procedure available for breast cancer | | | | With a comprehensive and encompassing |
| patients. The procedure does not involve radiation | | | | understanding of the options available to you, you'll |
| therapy but consists of the removal of the entire | | | | find that you are better able to make these |
| breast tissue. This procedure has the least chance | | | | tough decisions with confidence. Understanding |
| of the cancer returning and tends to be the most | | | | these procedures and how they can both help |
| thorough option available. It is however a painful | | | | and hurt your lifestyle is important to your |
| and mildly disfiguring surgery. | | | | wellness and recovery. |
| While many women have opted against a | | | | |