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  1. Mastectomy - Mayo Clinic

    A preventive mastectomy involves removing both of your breasts. This greatly reduces your risk of developing breast cancer in the future. However, it does not ...

  2. Breast cancer surgery - Mayo Clinic

    ... mastectomy, lymph node surgery and breast reconstruction ... A preventive mastectomy is surgery to prevent breast cancer. ... 20, 2023. Klimberg VS, et al., eds.

  3. Breast cancer - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    This procedure is called a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. It might be an option if you have a high risk of getting cancer in the other breast. The risk ...

  4. Mayo Clinic Q and A: How to decide which breast cancer surgery is right for you

    Individuals with a genetic predisposition for breast cancer, such as the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation, may opt for a mastectomy as a preventive measure ...

  5. Mastectomy Surgery in Patients with BRCA Gene Mutations - Mayo Clinic

    ... prevention against future breast cancers for patients who have a gene mutation. Although mastectomies do not completely eliminate the risk of breast cancer ...

  6. Breast cancer - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    ... surgery to lower the risk of breast cancer. One option might be surgery to remove the breasts, called prophylactic mastectomy. Another option is surgery to ...

  7. Breast cancer prevention: How to reduce your risk - Mayo Clinic

    What else can I do? · Genetic counseling and testing. · More-frequent breast exams. · Breast cancer screening tests at an earlier age. · Medicines or surgery to ...

  8. Protective Mastectomies that Preserve Nipple Safe for Women at High Breast Cancer Risk - Mayo Clinic News Network

    No breast cancers developed in the retained skin, nipples, or lymph nodes on the side of the prophylactic procedure. Seven women died from breast cancer during ...

  9. Most Breast Cancer Patients Who Had Healthy Breast Removed at Peace with Decision - Mayo Clinic News Network

    ... breast and had family histories of breast cancer and chose double mastectomies. At two time points — roughly 10 years and 20 years after their mastectomies ...

  10. Women's Wellness: Options for breast cancer surgery - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Surgery to remove a portion of the breast tissue (lumpectomy); Surgery to remove nearby lymph nodes; Surgery to reconstruct a breast after mastectomy. Which ...