pg. 91 Contents lists available at Journal homepage: http://twasp.info/journal/home Research Depression and Self-Esteem Among Preoperative and Postoperative Breast Cancer Patients in Peshawar Hafsa Iqbal 1* , Alam Zeb Khattak 2 1 Department of Psychology, Preston University Kohat, Peshawar Campus, Pakistan 2 Department of Psychology, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan * Corresponding Author Accepted : 11 June, 2019 ; Published online :07 July, 2019 DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3270712 Abstract: The current study was conducted to find out the level of depression and self- esteem among the preoperative and postoperative. Level of self-esteem and depression among post operative (mastectomy and lumpectomy) were also investigated. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM) at the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar. 120 sample of breast cancer were selected. 60 were preoperative and 60 were postoperative breast cancer patients. Their age ranges from 26 years to 55 years. Purposive sampling technique was used in the study. Urdu version of self-esteem scale (1999) and Depression scales were used (1992). SPSS 21 version was used for data analysis. Results: It was hypothesized in the study that there is a significant negative correlation between self-esteem and depression in preoperative and postoperative Breast Cancer. The results also shows the negative correlation amongst self–esteem and depression in lumpectomy and mastectomy Breast Cancer patients. Conclusion: it was concluded that there is no significant difference between the degree of depression and self-esteem in preoperative, postoperative, mastectomy and lumpectomy patients. Keywords: IRNUM, breast cancer, self-esteem, depression, preoperative, postoperative. INTRODUCTION Breast Cancer is the most fatal and terrific disorder among female patient in the world. It is the most common type of cancer among women. The Breast is the organ of feminine beauty and body attractiveness and source of feeding for babies. Breast Cancer patients are facing a lot of difficulties due to stigmatization, disturbed body image and loss of physical attractiveness. Numerous women adjust to the situation and to their physical conditions, while there are certain women victims undergo a lot of difficulties like stress, anxiety, and depression. Along with the undesirable and uncontrolled growth of cancer cells, the patients are facing chronic and continuous pain. This earlier research indicates concerns of the Breast