Mastectomy Breast Cancer Screening in Dubai ?

 A mastectomy is used to remove all of your breast tissue if you have breast cancer or are at high risk of developing it.


Mastectomy to Treat Breast Cancer

Mastectomy to Breast Cancer Screening in Dubai may be an option for the treatment of many types of breast cancer, including:

ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or noninvasive breast cancer
stage I and II (early stage) breast cancer.

 Cancer Stage III (locally advanced) - post-chemotherapy
Inflammatory breast cancer - post-chemotherapy
Paget's disease of the breast
Locally recurring breast cancer

Your doctor may recommend a mastectomy instead of a lumpectomy and radiation therapy if:

You have large or malignant-looking calcifications (microcalcifications) anywhere in your breast that have been identified as cancer by a breast biopsy.



You have already had radiation therapy to your breast and the breast cancer has returned.
You are pregnant and radiation poses an unacceptable risk to your unborn child.

You have had a lumpectomy but the tumor is still present at the edges of the operated area and there are concerns that the tumor may have spread to other parts of the breast could have spread.

You carry a genetic mutation that puts you at high risk of developing a second breast cancer.
You have a tumor that is large in relation to the overall size of the breast. After a lumpectomy, you may not have enough healthy tissue to achieve an acceptable cosmetic result.

You have a connective tissue disease such as scleroderma or lupus and may not be able to tolerate the side effects of skin radiation.

Mastectomy to Prevent Breast Cancer

You may also consider a mastectomy if you do not have breast cancer but your risk of developing the disease is very high.

A preventive or risk-reducing mastectomy involves the removal of both breasts and significantly reduces the risk of developing breast cancer in the future.

Prophylactic mastectomy is reserved for individuals with a very high risk of breast cancer, whether determined by a strong family history of breast cancer.

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