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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
New FAQ on the Sexual Side Effects of Chemotherapy
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Acid Reflux Medications and Side Effects
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Breast Cancer's Sexual Side Effects
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Health Guide
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 »Breasts: Lumps and Bumps
...Angeles, CA., remembers the day she discovered a painful, walnut-sized lump on the side of her left breast. "I was scared," she says. "I thought it was cancer." Daisy's gynecologist examined her... Read more »Breast Reconstruction FAQs: Silicone vs. Saline Breast Implants
...not need future mammograms on your implant side; if you’re having a total mastectomy, there’s no breast tissue left to examine. If you’re having a partial mastectomy, then depending on where... Read more »Topamax: topiramate
...kidney stone formation and should be avoided during treatment with topiramate. Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether... 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 »Images
Medications
...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 »
...interest/ability, trouble sleeping, nausea, change in breast size, or mental/mood changes (e.g.,... Read more »
...unlikely but serious side effects occur: confusion breast swelling/soreness in males ... Read more »
...effects occur: easy bleeding/bruising enlarged breasts severe tiredness ... Read more »
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