As for cancer anywhere else, Surgical removal is the principal method of treatment and that is why early detection is so important because the smaller the cancer, the easier and smaller is the operative procedure and the more effective is the cure rate. Reconstructive surgery is offered simultaneously. Better results and smaller surgeries are obtained by using dedicated breast surgeons rather than surgeons who do occasional breast operations.
In mammographically detected breast cancer it would be rare to have a mastectomy. A lumpectomy is the norm.
Radiation therapy and Chemotherapy are also used and the need for these id beyond the scope of this discussion.
