| The authors recommend their large-tissue-section approach for routine handling of all breast excisions and mastectomies. |
| Bilateral mastectomies or ovariectomy are recommended preventative measures, neither of which is a complete barrier to cancer development. |
| Many operations like radical prostatectomies or radical mastectomies rob patients of their dignity and their quality of life. |
| Knowing their hereditary status allows women to make decisions, such as having prophylactic mastectomies and removal of their ovaries. |
| At the end of six months, I had done lines, lumpectomies, appendectomies, skin grafts, hernia repairs, and mastectomies. |
| Radical mastectomies involving removal of the breast, underlying muscle, and other tissue are rarely performed. |
