A mastectomy is a surgery that involves removing a person’s breast, often as a treatment for cancer. A radical mastectomy involves removing the entire breast and nearby tissue. It may also involve ...

Lumpectomies and mastectomies differ in the amount of tissue removed. A lumpectomy removes only the tumor and a small portion of the breast. A mastectomy removes all of the breast tissue, and possibly ...

If you receive a breast cancer diagnosis, your healthcare provider may recommend a mastectomy alongside other treatments like radiation or chemotherapy. If you have a high cancer risk because of gene ...