If you choose mastectomy, you can have an operation to make a new breast.

When the women decided for themselves, Dr. Katz said, 29 percent chose mastectomy, removing the entire breast.

Two early breast tumors, not detected by any testing, were also found in the breast tissue removed from women who had chosen prophylactic mastectomy.

Some worry that some women choose mastectomy because they have an overly rosy view of breast reconstruction.

If you choose mastectomy, you may have surgery to rebuild your breast.

There are several reasons why a woman might chose mastectomy even for a small tumor.

Faced with those odds, Dr. Van Zee said, some women choose mastectomy.

Persistence of Mastectomy Many women with breast cancer still choose mastectomy, although lumpectomy is usually as effective.

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By choosing mastectomy," Dr. Katz said, "some patients feel that they will avoid revisiting the disease and more treatment down the road.