3D Scanning for Post-Mastectomy Custom Breast Prosthesis

Breast cancer is a terrible affliction that affects approximately one in eight women in the US. In 2012, nearly a quarter- million cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among women. Due to the progress of medicine and associated treatment, the death rate associated with breast cancer has been declining since the 1990s to approximately 1 in 36 cases. At this time, there are more than 2.6 million breast cancer survivors in the United States alone. Different procedures can be attempted in order to treat and cure a cancer but the more advanced cases will sometimes need to undergo a complete mastectomy (a procedure in which a breast is removed entirely). A mastectomy is a rather radical procedure and some women may experience a post-surgical trauma due to the lifestyle disruption following the surgery.