Lumpectomy and mastectomy to treat breast cancer

People who have a mastectomy have the whole affected breast removed. People who have a lumpectomy have the tumor and a small part of the surrounding healthy tissue removed. In most cases, those who have a lumpectomy must also have radiation therapy after their surgery. Those who have a mastectomy can usually decide if and when to have their breast reconstructed. The type of reconstruction shown here is just one way surgeons can reconstruct a breast.