the removal of the whole breast

A mastectomy is the removal of the whole breast and that can be devastating for some women.

surgery for removal of one or both the breasts, usually in the treatment of breast cancer

A mastectomy is surgery for removal of one or both the breasts, usually in the treatment of breast cancer.

surgery to remove all breast tissue from a breast

A mastectomy is surgery to remove all breast tissue from a breast.

surgery to remove a breast, usually to treat or help prevent breast cancer

Mastectomy is surgery to remove a breast, usually to treat or help prevent breast cancer.

a type of surgery used to treat breast cancer

A mastectomy is a type of surgery used to treat breast cancer.

a method of treating breast cancer that is performed by surgically removing the breast and sometimes sometimes its adjacent tissues's adjacent tissues

Mastectomy is a method of treating breast cancer that is performed by surgically removing the breast and sometimes sometimes its adjacent tissues's adjacent tissues.

a type of surgery that removes the majority of the breast tissue

Mastectomy is a type of surgery that removes the majority of the breast tissue.

the surgical removal of the breast tissue from a breast

A mastectomy is the surgical removal of the breast tissue from a breast.

surgery

Mastectomy is surgery to remove one or both breasts.