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  2. Lumpectomy - Wikipedia

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    A lumpectomy is a surgery to remove a breast tumor along with a resection margin of normal breast tissue. The margin is the healthy, noncancerous tissue that is next to the tumor. A pathologist analyzes the margin excised by the lumpectomy to detect any possible cancer cells.

  3. Mastectomy - Wikipedia

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    Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely.A mastectomy is usually carried out to treat breast cancer. [1] [2] In some cases, women believed to be at high risk of breast cancer choose to have the operation as a preventive measure. [1]

  4. More breast cancer patients can choose smaller surgery - AOL

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    Many women with two or three breast tumors can get by with lumpectomy surgery instead of having their whole breast removed, a new study suggests. In recent years, more patients with multiple ...

  5. Post-mastectomy pain syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Post-mastectomy pain syndrome is a chronic neuropathic pain that usually manifests as continuous pain in the arm, axilla, chest wall, and breast region. [3] Pain is most likely to start after surgery, [3] although adjuvant therapy, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy, may sometimes cause new symptoms to appear. [4]

  6. The growing case for doing less: How harmless cancers are ...

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    For decades, the diagnosis of DCIS has routinely led to surgery–a mastectomy or a lumpectomy (a partial breast resection) that’s often combined with radiation treatment and possibly, a five ...

  7. Danielle Fishel Says It ‘Hurts to Be Awake’ After 20 Rounds ...

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    Last year, Fishel underwent two successful lumpectomy surgeries to remove the cancer. ... It was after this surgery that Fishel began her radiation treatment, telling the outlet at the time she ...