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Uni vs Bilateral Mastectomy
Hi there,
I'm a newbie to the site and relatively newbie to breast cancer being diagnosed in May with Stage 2 breast cancer (one breast and lymphnode). Have caught it early and aim is for cure so ...
Hello:):) I just want to clear something up,which has often been misunderstood on the blog.Breast cancer doesn't spread to the other side.If,you have both breasts off,it DOESNT prevent recurrence .If you are unfortunate to have your breast cancer come back,it doesn't spread to the other breast.It spreads to other parts of the body such as bones,liver,lung , brain and others.If breast cancer appears in the remaining breast it will be a new primary cancer,and this is extremely rare.i am sure that having the other breast off does not ' definitely reduce the risk' .I had a single mastectomy 2 years ago ,followed by chemo and now tamoxifen.I had a grade 2 cancer also.I could have had both off ,but a single mastectomy is really quite easy to recover from.Absolutely minimal pain.However I have heard that a bilateral is a lot different.All the best for your upcoming surgery,and please stay in touch.Cheers Robynxox