Patients, loved ones and professionals may need to see photos of those who have been treated for breast cancer.
You can see photos of four different patients here. You can find information about the time of the photo, age of the patient at diagnosis, presence of genetic (hereditary) abnormality with an increased risk of breast cancer and the treatment(s) for each patient. Photos were taken at different times (at the start of chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant chemotherapy) if applicable), before surgery, a short time (weeks) after and a longer time (months) after surgery, from different angles for each patient.
44 years old, was already familiar with BRCA2 mutation, diagnosis of invasive ductal breast cancer with breast mastectomy with sentinel node procedure left and preventive mastectomy right (skin and nipple-saving): no evidence of malignancy), radiation, adjuvant chemotherapy and anti-hormonal therapy.
Before surgery; affected breast on the left
Before surgery; affected breast on the left
Before surgery; affected breast on the left
Before surgery; affected breast on the left
Before surgery; affected breast on the left
6 weeks after surgery; affected breast on the left, preventive mastectomy on the right
6 weeks after surgery; affected breast on the left, preventive mastectomy on the right
6 weeks after surgery; affected breast on the left, preventive mastectomy on the right
6 weeks after surgery; affected breast on the left, preventive mastectomy on the right
6 weeks after surgery; affected breast on the left, preventive mastectomy on the right
6.5 months after the surgery; affected breast on the left, preventive mastectomy on the right
6.5 months after the surgery; affected breast on the left, preventive mastectomy on the right
6.5 months after the surgery; affected breast on the left, preventive mastectomy on the right
6.5 months after the surgery; affected breast on the left, preventive mastectomy on the right
6.5 months after the surgery; affected breast on the left, preventive mastectomy on the right
80 years old, no gene mutations found during heredity tests, diagnosis of left breast invasive ductal carcinoma, for which the treatment consisted of: mastectomy of left breast with sentinel node procedure, additional radiation and anti-hormonal therapy.
Before surgery; affected breast on the left
Before surgery; affected breast on the left
Before surgery; affected breast on the left
Before surgery; affected breast on the left
Before surgery; affected breast on the left
6 weeks after surgery; affected breast on the left
6 weeks after surgery; affected breast on the left
6 weeks after surgery; affected breast on the left
6 weeks after surgery; affected breast on the left
6 weeks after surgery; affected breast on the left
11 months after surgery; affected breast on the left
11 months after surgery; affected breast on the left
11 months after surgery; affected breast on the left
11 months after surgery; affected breast on the left
11 months after surgery; affected breast on the left
53 years old, no gene mutations found during heredity tests, diagnosis of right breast invasive ductal carcinoma, for which the treatment consisted of: right breast mastectomy (skin and nipple-saving) and sentinel node procedure.
Before surgery, affected breast on the right
Before surgery, affected breast on the right
Before surgery, affected breast on the right
Before surgery, affected breast on the right
Before surgery, affected breast on the right
7 weeks after surgery, affected breast on the right
7 weeks after surgery, affected breast on the right
7 weeks after surgery, affected breast on the right
7 weeks after surgery, affected breast on the right
7 weeks after surgery, affected breast on the right
6.5 months after surgery, affected breast on the right
6.5 months after surgery, affected breast on the right
6.5 months after surgery, affected breast on the right
6.5 months after surgery, affected breast on the right
6.5 months after surgery, affected breast on the right
62 years old, diagnosis of right breast invasive ductal carcinoma, for which treatment: start with neoadjuvant chemotherapy; followed by breast mastectomy with removal of marked armpit gland (MARI gland), radiation and anti-hormonal therapy.
Before starting neoadjuvant chemotherapy, affected breast on the right
Before starting neoadjuvant chemotherapy, affected breast on the right
Before starting neoadjuvant chemotherapy, affected breast on the right
Before starting neoadjuvant chemotherapy, affected breast on the right
Before starting neoadjuvant chemotherapy, affected breast on the right
End of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and before surgery, affected breast on the right
End of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and before surgery, affected breast on the right
End of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and before surgery, affected breast on the right
End of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and before surgery, affected breast on the right
End of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and before surgery, affected breast on the right
6 weeks after surgery, affected breast on the right
6 weeks after surgery, affected breast on the right
6 weeks after surgery, affected breast on the right
6 weeks after surgery, affected breast on the right
6 weeks after surgery, affected breast on the right