Mastectomy is a word often met with fear and denial by women, especially breast cancer victims. The very mention of it sends chills down the spine of even the bravest sufferer. But why does it do so?
Mastectomy is a surgical procedure wherein all or part of the breast is removed to treat or halt the spread of cancerous growth within the affected part of the body. Mastectomy is often misinterpreted as the removal of the whole breast, but in truth, the removal of the whole breast is only a reluctant last option.
A mastectomy is a procedure done in the most desperate of situations. Having breast cancer does not automatically mean that a mastectomy will be performed. There are other available treatments for breast cancer available, not just a mastectomy.
