title: The emotional impact of mastectomy.
abstract: Over the last few decades the psychosocial problems following mastectomy have become well recognized and surgical treatment for breast cancer has become less mutilating. For women with small cancers a number of equally effective treatments are available and involving the patient in the choice of treatment appears to reduce morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham University.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000523:psychology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology