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Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy: Surprising New Findings

By PJ Hamel, Health Guide Tuesday, January 11, 2011
“I want to be around to see my kids grow up. I want the most aggressive treatment possible. Never mind the lumpectomy – take it all off.”As moderator on this site for the past 5 years, I’ve read words like these, from women making surgery decisions, over and over again. When y...
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Chris
1/11/11 6:53pm

They also need to add to the research the type of cancer, ductal vs lobular, invasive vs non-invasive. These should be simple boxes checked on the surveys.

1/11/11 7:33pm

I read this and it is shocking.  I will not worry about this because no one knows when they will die from this but thanks for the information. 

PJ Hamel, Health Guide
1/11/11 9:15pm

As I said, Mary, it's preiminary information; and not meant to discount the value of mastectomies, but rather to increase the value, in women's eyes, of the simpler lumpectomy... PJH

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By PJ Hamel, Health Guide— Last Modified: 12/16/11, First Published: 01/11/11