Which of the following is not tertiary level prevention-: (A) Total mastectomy for breast cancer, (B) Tendon transplant in leprosy, (C) Physiotherapy in residual polio myelitis, (D) Provision of spectacles for refractive errors
Answer is A. Total mastectomy for breast cancer is treatment, hence it is a secondary level of prevention.
In case of tertiary prevention all actions are designed to limit the disability or provide vocational, social medical, or psychological rehabilitation.