Mastectomy

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Global reports have shown that there are more than 18,000 cases of mastectomies which are performed annually in Great Britain. Meanwhile, medical reports have also recorded that there are another 39,000 women which undergo other types of breast surgery, such as lumpectomies in the United Kingdom every year. In addition to this, official statistics have registered that the victims of breast cancer are usually aged 16 and 76. Medical experts have mentioned that the younger the age at which breast cancer has occurred in their family, and the greater the number of relatives who have had it, the more likely there will be a genetic link. Yet, medical experts have revealed that women are still exposed to the risk of getting a breast cancer even after a surgery! They also highlighted that in the field of science and medicine, nothing is totally preventive. Meanwhile, the National Health Service have performed various tests which have shown that there are 7, 500 female Britons who are being detected with two dangerous genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 every year...