That single sentence was the only mention of causes, or prevention, of breast cancer during the whole evening. Mammography means taking an x-ray picture of a breast to detect a cancer growing inside it.
Reconstructive surgery is a branch of plastic surgery.
I could tell from the tone of things that this was supposed to be good news. In fact, the tenor of the evening was altogether up-beat, positive, optimistic. The local medical community was clearly pleased with its response to the epidemic of breast cancer that is sweeping like a scythe through the women in our county. It should be obvious to almost everyone that all of this really represents a colossal failure. But one would be disappointed in this expectation.