Management Lumpectomy, sentinel lymph-node biopsy and fractionated partial breast irradiation using 3-dimensional conformal technique. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology ...

Lumpectomy is sometimes referred to as breast-conserving surgery, partial mastectomy or wide local excision because only a piece of the breast is removed, not the entire breast as with a mastectomy.

A lumpectomy is considered a breast-conserving surgery because, rather than removing an entire breast, the surgeon removes just the area of the breast where there is cancer.

In making the lumpectomy versus mastectomy decision, family history and genetics also can play a part, notes Dr. Michael Anderson, a radiation oncologist with Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada.

Dr. Melvin Silverstein answers the question: 'Normal to have two lumpectomies?' — -- Question: Is it normal to have more than one lumpectomy? Answer: As a general rule, we try to do one ...

The choice between mastectomy or lumpectomy-plus-radiation was not available in the United States until about 10 years ago and still is offered with far more enthusiasm in some medical centers ...

There are medically valid reasons for patients to choose mastectomy over lumpectomy. These include large tumors, multiple areas of cancer in the breast and genetic mutations such as BRCA1 and ...

Dr. Melvin Silverstein answers the question: 'What is a lumpectomy?' — -- Question: What is a lumpectomy? Answer: A lumpectomy is really a generic term, and it means removal of the lump ...

Sep. 2—MITCHELL, S.D. — It was this past May when Sister Marita Pfau first noticed an unusual indentation on her breast during a self-exam. "I happen to notice that in the mirror, whether I ...

Avenda Health Inc. has taken a page out of the breast cancer book with a new technology that offers very localized treatment of prostate tumors in a procedure the company refers to as a prostate ...