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Health Encyclopedia: Breast Cancer Surgery: Lumpectomy, Breast Conserving Surgery, Mastectomy, And Side Effects
- Breast Cancer Surgery: Lumpectomy, Breast Conserving Surgery, Mastectomy, and Side Effects
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Surgery forms a part of nearly every patient's treatment for breast cancer. The initial surgical intervention is often a lumpectomy, the removal of the tumor itself. In the past, mastectomy (the removal of the breast) was the standard treatment for nearly all breast cancers. Now, many patients with early-stage cancers can choose breast-conserving treatment, or lumpectomy followed by radiation, with or without chemotherapy.
Note: Local control rates using lumpectomy are comparable to those ...
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Expert & Community Posts
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Health Guide
Breast Cancer Symptom FAQs: Breast Swelling
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Breast cancer often goes undetected because symptoms may not appear until the cancer is advanced. Because of this, women should have routine screenings, such as mammograms, and conduct self-exams on... Read more »Radiation for Breast Cancer: Radiation with Lumpectomy, Mammosite Radiation, Brachytherapy
When it comes to breast cancer treatment, radiation can seem like a walk in the park compared to major surgery and months of chemotherapy. For me, it was a breeze. I had already survived a lumpectomy... Read more »Symptoms of Breast Cancer: Breast and Nipple Changes
...in the shape of your nipple; • A spontaneous discharge (i.e., you don’t have to squeeze your breast for it to appear), other than milk. Special signs to watch for include the discharge... Read more »Life After Mastectomy: Adjusting to Reconstruction
As soon as my doctor recommended a bilateral mastectomy after diagnosing me with breast cancer, she quickly followed with a discussion about reconstruction, as if to soften the blow. Somewhere in the... Read more »Images
Medications
...(ta-MOX-ih-fen),(SOL-ta-mox) Uses Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer that has spread to... Read more »
...(ta-MOX-ih-fen),(SOL-ta-mox) Uses Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer that has spread to... Read more »
...interest/ability, trouble sleeping, nausea, change in breast size, or mental/mood changes (e.g.,... Read more »
...unlikely but serious side effects occur: lump in the breast nipple discharge breast... Read more »
...stomach, loss of appetite, body aches and pains, breast swelling/tenderness/pain, headache, dry... Read more »
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