Breast cancer is not a sentence (literature review)

Breast cancer (BC) treatment remains a complex problem in modern oncology. Currently, there is a possibility of performing organ-preserving surgical interventions. Despite the rapid development of drug treatment for breast cancer, surgery for this disease takes the main place. When radical resection is contraindicated, a radical mastectomy is performed, which entails physical and emotional consequences, the most important of which are organ loss, loss of femininity, sexuality, attractiveness, and leads to irreversible changes in social life. Mental disorders in breast cancer patients attract the attention of many researchers [1, 2, 3]. For example, in the work of S.D. Galliulina showed high rates of effective disorders in the form of depression, shock and auto aggression [4]. Breast amputation, especially at a young age, is not only a physical disability, but also leads to psychological disturbances in more than 30% of women. According to the results of the socio-psychological status [4], these psychological disorders are difficult to drug therapy and the use of external prosthetic does not eliminate the depressive state in this category of patients. This article discusses the historical aspect of the diagnosis: breast cancer and options for reconstructive breast surgery. To address the issues of rehabilitation of patients with the absence of a mammary gland, methods of its reconstruction are currently successfully used, which not only restore the shape of the organ and eliminate the asymmetry of the body, but also have a proven effectiveness in restoring the psychological status and self-esteem of a woman [4,8].