On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Mastectomy. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as ablation or extirpation and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Mastectomy in a sentence
Mastectomy meaning
The surgical procedure to remove all or part of a breast and sometimes nearby tissues.
Synonyms of Mastectomy
Using Mastectomy
- The main meaning on this page is: The surgical procedure to remove all or part of a breast and sometimes nearby tissues.
- Useful related words include: ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision.
- In the example corpus, mastectomy often appears in combinations such as: double mastectomy, mastectomy and, the mastectomy.
Context around Mastectomy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mastectomy
- In this selection, "mastectomy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, double, comparing, radical, series, surgeries and herself stand out and add context to how "mastectomy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a double mastectomy and a double mastectomy as she. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mastectomy" sits close to words such as alves, amerindian and andreescu, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mastectomy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Strictly professional has had a mastectomy since being diagnosed with breast cancer. (13 words)
For a woman to show this mastectomy scar is an act of strength. (13 words)
Dr. Khan says she too counsels women that a double mastectomy is not a cure-all. (16 words)
She may first have come to the attention of many readers of this newspaper when we published a poignant and funny piece from her in 2016, "Minding the Gap" about missing her cleavage after her mastectomy. (36 words)
She added how the project was an 'act of rebellion' and follows on from her Mastectomy series in 2017 which was inspired by her mother who had a mastectomy after having breast cancer twice. (34 words)
Outcome studies comparing mastectomy to lumpectomy with radiation have suggested that routine radical mastectomy surgeries will not always prevent later distant secondary tumors arising from micro-metastases prior to discovery, diagnosis, and operation. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
She added how the project was an 'act of rebellion' and follows on from her Mastectomy series in 2017 which was inspired by her mother who had a mastectomy after having breast cancer twice.
Outcome studies comparing mastectomy to lumpectomy with radiation have suggested that routine radical mastectomy surgeries will not always prevent later distant secondary tumors arising from micro-metastases prior to discovery, diagnosis, and operation.
After just one consultation with the psychiatrist in May the psychiatrist allegedly wished the teen luck and wrote a referral for a double mastectomy.
Any potential move from Royal Lodge has been postponed as a result of Fergie's recovery from an eight-hour mastectomy, after she was diagnosed with breast cancer during a routine mammogram.
By the end of 2017, Mesi had started seeking hormone therapy and booked a consultation for the mastectomy.
Helen was advised against a double mastectomy as she was told her cancer was likely to return despite there being no breast tissue in the area.
She had promised Toby that she’d be there for her mastectomy and now couldn’t be, what with the wedding and all.
She may first have come to the attention of many readers of this newspaper when we published a poignant and funny piece from her in 2016, "Minding the Gap" about missing her cleavage after her mastectomy.
She underwent a mastectomy and when that did not resolve the issue completely, received chemotherapy and radiation treatments until announcing in 2017 that her cancer was in remission.
She was given drugs to pause her development before she realised - six years later and after a double mastectomy - that she wanted to detransition.
Strictly Come Dancing star has been open with her fans following her stage three diagnosis, talking about undergoing a mastectomy and having chemotherapy.
The 33-year-old announced in June that she had undergone a mastectomy after discovering she had stage three breast cancer just weeks before.
The Strictly professional has had a mastectomy since being diagnosed with breast cancer.
Thompson became one of the more than 100,000 women in the U.S. who receive a double mastectomy each year.
When Dee's 21-year-old sister found out she carried the variant she had a double mastectomy herself immediately.
After the single mastectomy in early 2022, Ms Esslemont underwent chemotherapy between September that year and January last year.
A month after Jo Buena had a double mastectomy to remove three small cancerous tumours in her breasts she felt an immediate sense of 'disconnect' with herself looking in the mirror.
Danielle Moore, 34, underwent treatment that included an elective double mastectomy, and was trolled for her choice.
Dr. Khan says she too counsels women that a double mastectomy is not a cure-all.
For a woman to show this mastectomy scar is an act of strength.
Common combinations with mastectomy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- double mastectomy 17×
- mastectomy and 14×
- the mastectomy 8×
- had mastectomy 4×
- of mastectomy 4×
- her mastectomy 3×
- mastectomy after 3×
- mastectomy to 3×
- radical mastectomy 3×
- mastectomy in 3×