Radiation Therapy is also known as partial - breast therapy or brachy therapy because it usually therapy after
lumpectomy surgery and/or regular treatment. It uses radioactive substance
that is closed by wires or needles and are placed near the breast cancer cell
(for first time treatment) or therapy were the cancer was (for therapy after
lumpectomy) There are two different methods of giving Internal Radiation: Multi-Catheter and Balloon-Catheter
Internal Radiation.
Mastectomy is another major surgery done for women with breast cancer. It removes partially, completely, one or both breast, including the nipple. There are five different types of mastectomy: Simple Mastectomy, Modified Radical Mastectomy, Subcutaneous Mastectomy, Skin-sparing Mastectomy and Radical Mastectomy.