Breast cancer treatment in Singapore is costly for the woman and her family. As per stats, nearly 29% of the women suffer from breast cancer and 18% die because of breast cancer in Singapore. Treatment of cancer is expensive and its cost will also depend upon its type. The worst part is that people may or may not live with cancer.
Mastectomy is a kind of breast surgery which includes the elimination of the entire breast. There are two of mastectomy namely the simple mastectomy and the entire breast restoration mastectomy. In a simple mastectomy, the breast is removed along with the nipple. After the surgery, a patient has a flat chest with marks of surgery. In the second kind of surgery the entire breast is recreated for the patient after the removal. Tissues from various parts of the body are taken to give a shape to the restructured breasts. The breast does not have a feel like the one before the surgery. It is done for the patients to feel better.
During the time of the surgery, several complications can occur. With anaesthesia lasting for a longer period of time for longer surgeries, a patient can go through a heart attack, numbness of the breast area, and many others. After the surgery, the patient is explained how to take proper care for a speedy recovery. A patient has to undergo radiation therapy, targeted therapy and hormonal therapy to recover soon.
The cost of breast cancer ranges from $ 8,000 to $ 17,000 monthly in Singapore. The average earning of a woman being $ 4,027 per month. For mastectomy in a public hospital in Singapore, it can cost between S$ 3,937 and S$ 6,646. On the other hand, a private hospital can charge between S$ 12,686 and S$ 18,238.
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Mastectomy refers to the partial or complete surgical removal of one or both the breasts. This surgery is most often indicated for breast cancer.
A lump in the breast or armpits is one of the earliest signs of breast cancer. It can cause a change in the shape, size, or color of the breast or nipple. Nipple tenderness, inward folding of the nipple, discharge from the nipple, and orange peel appearance of the skin of the breast are the other signs of breast cancer. Patients who observe any of the above-mentioned signs must see their physician immediately.
Your physician may recommend you to undergo a partial or full mastectomy in the following conditions:
Additionally, if you have a family history of breast cancer or deleterious mutation of BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes, you are advised preventive mastectomy.
Three types of mastectomy surgeries can be performed in the patients, depending on the extent of the tumor as determined by the CT scan and mammography reports.
This type of mastectomy is carried out when the tumor is small and the surrounding lymph nodes are not infiltrated by the tumor cells. When mastectomy is conducted on both the breast, it is known as double mastectomy. This is also used in cases of invasive ductal carcinoma.
Step 1: Surgical incision at the site of tumor in the breast or breasts or invasive ductal carcinoma (in the case of double mastectomy)
Step 2: Retraction of the intervening tissue
Step 3: Resection of a tumor along with some normal tissue
Step 4: Establishment of drainage
Step 5: Surgical closure of the wound
This procedure is performed when the tumor is large and involves a few lymph nodes.
Step 1: Surgical incision across the nipple
Step 2: Retraction of the intervening tissue
Step 3: Resection of the tumor along with some normal tissue
Step 4: Resection of lymph nodes into which the tumor cells drain (sentinel biopsy)
Step 5: Establishment of drainage
Step 6: Surgical closure of the wound
This procedure is carried out when the tumor is extensive and involves all the lymph nodes and muscles of the breast.
Step 1: Surgical incision across the breast
Step 2: Retraction of the breast tissue
Step 3: Resection of a tumor, muscle and connective tissue of the breast
Step 4: Resection of all the lymph nodes of that side of the body
Step 5: Establishment of drainage
Step 6: Surgical closure of the wound
Apart from the above three procedures, there is lumpectomy (removal of just the lump along with some of the surrounding tissue) and subcutaneous mastectomy (nipple and skin tissue are not removed).
As the anesthetic effect starts to wear off, you may start experiencing pain. Analgesics are administered through an intravenous line for the first two days after the anesthetic effect wears-off. In the case of a simple breast cancer mastectomy, the drainage tubes are removed in the immediate post-operative period. They are retained for two days if you undergo a radical mastectomy. Any signs of inflammation or redness should be immediately reported, as it may indicate infection.
Initially, clear fluid diet is given during the recovery period and then this is slowly progressed to solid food. You should take sponge baths until the incision heals to prevent the occurrence of an infection. You may keep the arms elevated to prevent the accumulation of fluid in the breast cavity. The hospital stay for radical mastectomy is one to two days. The complete recovery may take up to six weeks.
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