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Mastectomy—A Critical Review
- Source :
- Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics. :58-66
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., 2017.
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Abstract
- History of breast cancer dates back to at least 1600 B.C. and treatment methods have undergone significant progress over the last hundred years. We are moving away from frighteningly radical, and towards increasingly more conservational breast cancer surgery. And while mastectomy is no longer a first-line choice for all breast cancers, it is still an important and, really, an essential procedure to discuss and research about. Different types and techniques exist and evidence regarding each is vast-with novel techniques appearing even nowadays. For example, robotic surgery is increasingly more common in many surgical specialties and procedures, and mastectomy is no exception. With several high-profile celebrities recently discussing their experiences of breast cancer and mastectomies, this article covers a multitude of essential aspects relevant to this topic, in turn, hopefully, helping patients and doctors deal with the diagnosis and plan the treatment accordingly. Current breast cancer care and mastectomy trends are also discussed here, giving the readers an up-to-date overview of how breast cancer can and should be managed.
- Subjects :
- 030213 general clinical medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
General surgery
Treatment method
Prophylactic Mastectomy
medicine.disease
Halsted mastectomy
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Breast cancer
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Breast-conserving surgery
Medicine
Robotic surgery
business
Total Mastectomy
Mastectomy
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21625824 and 21625816
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........01d660ccf666849f6d69c75f6a5468aa