Every year, about two million women are diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide. In Turkey, breast cancer, affecting the lives of thousands of women each year is one of 20 female cancers. Breast cancer, which constitutes 25% of cancers seen in women and 12% of all cancers, now occurs frequently in their 30s. The disease, which was detected every 12-14 women in the past, is now encountered in one of eight women.

Breast cancer is a treatable disease when it is detected at an early stage as in many cancer types. The purpose of treating breast cancer is to make a diagnosis when the cancer is a small mass in the breast before it spreads through blood and lymph. Treatment is completely possible in patients at this stage.

The stage of the disease determines the treatment method in breast cancer. In surgery, which is the primary and most important treatment of the disease, breast-sparing methods now become prominent, in cases caught at an early stage, without loss of breasts, its spread with advanced techniques can be determined in advance and precautions can be taken and direct intervention can be made to the tumor. Although it is possible to remove the breast with surgery in the advanced stage, breast reconstruction (a new breast) is performed with plastic surgery techniques. Considering the history of breast cancer treatment, modern surgical methods have been developed that aim to protect the individual’s body integrity today. Especially in plastic and reconstructive surgery, oncology and general surgery teams work together, patient satisfaction is maximized even in the most difficult tumors.