Do I Need Mammograms After Mastectomy?
Transcript
If you’ve had a total mastectomy, whether that’s on one side or you had both breasts removed, you no longer need a mammogram, but it’s still very important to work with your general surgeon or breast surgeon, or even your medical oncologist, you still need a clinical breast exam. And we recommend getting clinical breast exams every six months.
But that’s one of the upsides of a total mastectomy on either side, is that you no longer need a mammogram. Now, be mindful, if you’ve had only a single mastectomy and you still have a breast on the other side, you need a mammogram on that breast every six months.
Key Takeaways
1. If you’ve had a total mastectomy, you no longer need a mammogram.
2. You still need a clinical breast exam every six months.
3. If you only had a single mastectomy and still have a breast on the other side, you need a mammogram on that breast every six months.
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