Mastectomy in a sentence as a noun

In Portugal I believe the state pays for preventive mastectomy in these cases.

I did take care of my sister briefly following her first mastectomy, but I have not written about that on the site.

Her insurance covered all of the mastectomy and the reconstruction.

It's all obviously dependent on your plan - but many plans do in fact cover 100% of a mastectomy and reconstruction.

In the first half of the 20th century the radical mastectomy was all the rage, but in reality provided little benefit.

Especially the effect chemo and a mastectomy usually has on that someone and their family.

So get the biopsy pathology report, the pathology report from the mastectomy, etc.

It is also possible that due to a mastectomy menopause onset is accelerated.

Preventative mastectomy in this specific case might actually save money.

If the gene is found it radically alters things - number of children, their timing, mastectomy +/- oophorectomy, financial plans etc.

>****, didn't Angelina Jolie have a prophylactic double mastectomy?The placement of this in your post seems to imply you think she was being stupid with her decision, or thought it was in some way "hip" to do.

In more extreme cases, such as the much-talked about case involving actress Angelina Jolie, someone with particularly alarming results might decide to get a preventative mastectomy.

[16] The likelihood of surviving to at least age 70 can be improved by several medical interventions, notably prophylactic mastectomy and oophorectomy.

I hear a lot about how women feel disempowered when they get a mastectomy even though it can be replaced without any loss in sexual function, but much less on the scarring effects of prostate cancer on men with permanent sexual dysfunction.

Mastectomy definitions

noun

surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor