At 21 years old, Lily Chugg was faced with a choice: undergo a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer that had yet to manifest itself or keep her breasts and get screened regularly. In the summer ...
​The debate between breast conservation surgery and mastectomy is no longer about which is superior, but about which is most appropriate for the individual patient.
Women who undergo a mastectomy for breast cancer may be at higher risk of developing emotional and physical problems after treatment compared with women who undergo procedures that preserve breast ...