Treating Breast Cancer With Surgery - Total or Modified Radical Mastectomy

After discussing your situation with you, your doctor (surgeon) has suggested removing one or both of your breasts. This fact sheet describes this surgery and everything you need to know to make sure everything goes well.

Treatments and surgical operations , Cancer, Oncology, Breast cancer

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Traiter un cancer du sein par une opération - La mastectomie totale ou radicale modifiée

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Treating Breast Cancer With Surgery - Total or Modified Radical Mastectomy

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Breast reconstruction using your own tissues - Latissimus dorsi flap

Treating ENT Cancer With Radiation Therapy (Head or Neck)

The Psychological Impact Of Cancer

Autologous stem cell transplantation - General information