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2. Lumpectomy - Wikipedia

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   Lumpectomy (sometimes known as a tylectomy, partial mastectomy, breast segmental resection or breast wide local excision) is a surgical removal of a discrete portion or "lump" of breast tissue, usually in the treatment of a malignant tumor or breast cancer. [1]

3. Katie Couric Breast Cancer Surgery Was Lumpectomy To ... - AOL

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   After Katie Couric was diagnosed with breast cancer, she chose a lumpectomy, not a mastectomy, as her treatment. What to know about breast-conserving surgery. ... After Katie Couric was diagnosed ...

4. Breast-conserving surgery - Wikipedia

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   Pregnancy is an absolute contraindication to the use of breast irradiation. In some cases, it may be possible to perform breast-conserving surgery in the third trimester and treat the patient with radiation after delivery. Two or more primary tumors in separate quadrants of the breast or with diffuse malignant-appearing microcalcifications.

5. Breast cancer management - Wikipedia

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   The tumor could be felt as a hard, mobile lump before the surgical excision. Surgery is the primary management for breast cancer. Depending on staging and biologic characteristics of the tumor, surgery can be a lumpectomy (removal of the lump only), a mastectomy, or a modified radical mastectomy. Lymph nodes are often included in the scope of ...

6. What is stage I triple-positive breast cancer? - AOL

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   Fischer underwent a lumpectomy but because her cancer was a more aggressive, triple-positive tumor, she was also treated with 12 rounds of chemotherapy and three weeks of radiation “to be sure ...

7. What it's like to have a single mastectomy - AOL

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   Among the nearly 200 commenters, most opted for a double, citing "symmetry" and "peace of mind," while one woman said it was because "cancer in family both sides of parents father passed away from ...