Breast cancers are common cancers in women. In this Breast-conserving surgery, the oncology doctors remove the cancer tissues and some normal tissues surrounding it but leave the rest of the breast intact. Watch Dr. Kriti Katherine Kabeer, Breast specialist and oncoplastic surgeon in Kauvery Hospital, explain this surgery's details.
1. Who is recommended to get
breast conservation surgery?
Breast
conservation surgery is usually recommended
for people with:
- Early-stage cancers (stage 1
and 2)
- Cancer located in a single place.
Usually, the breast is divided into four quadrants, and if the tumor is located
in a single quadrant, breast conservation surgery would be recommended.
- Other than this, the size of cancer in tandem with the size of the breast is also evaluated.
2.
Should the whole breast be
removed after a patient is diagnosed with breast cancer?
This
is one of the common misconceptions that people have. If diagnosed with breast
cancer, it is not mandatory to
remove the whole breast. And not doing so will not increase the chance of recurrence
of cancer.
There
is no difference between a person who has removed the whole breast and the
person who treated only the lump in terms of survival rate and cancer
recurrence.
3.
What are the benefits of
breast-conserving surgery?
The
only difference between the person who underwent breast conservation surgery
and the person who removed the whole breast
is the quality of life. Women who underwent breast conservation surgery have better
confidence to return to their routine life and consequently a better quality of
life. With time the woman who underwent surgery might even forget that she had
surgery, but this might not be the case with the person who removed the breast as
a whole.
Also
Read: Breast
Cancer: Early Signs, Diagnosis and Treatment
Kauvery Hospital
Cancer is not a taboo topic, and there have
been a lot of innovations happening. It is time to get more people aware of
these advanced treatments. In Kauvery Hospital,
we have the best oncology
doctors and oncoplastic surgeons who
have years of experience in this type of surgery.
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