Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy.
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Mastectomy
//ˌmæsˈtɛktəmi//
Synonyms for "mastectomy" (34 found)
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24 translations across 20 languages.
Bengali
1 entries- ম্যাস্টেকটমি noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Bulgarian
1 entries- мастектомия noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Catalan
1 entries- mastectomia noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Finnish
2 entries- mastektomia noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
- rinnanpoistoleikkaus noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
French
1 entries- mastectomie noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
German
2 entries- Brustamputation noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
- Mastektomie noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Icelandic
2 entries- brjóstnám noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
- brottnám brjósts noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Ido
1 entries- mastektomio noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Italian
1 entries- mastectomia noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Japanese
1 entries- 乳房切除術 noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Macedonian
1 entries- мастектомија noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Polish
1 entries- mastektomia noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Portuguese
1 entries- mastectomia noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Romanian
2 entries- mamectomie noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
- mastectomie noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Russian
1 entries- мастэктоми́я noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Spanish
1 entries- mastectomía noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Swedish
1 entries- mastektomi noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Tagalog
1 entries- alisuso noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Turkish
1 entries- mastektomi noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
Welsh
1 entries- mastectomi noun (surgical procedure to remove all or part of the breast)
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The type of mastectomy a patient undergoes depends on numerous factors, including whether the patient intends undergoing reconstructive surgery.
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In some cases, mastectomy is prophylactic surgery - a preventive measure taken by those considered to be at high risk of breast cancer.
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In comparison to mastectomy, lumpectomy removes a smaller percentage of breast tissue.
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