Researchers Determine Safest Surgical Margin for Removal During Breast Surgery

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2010-10-25

Taking an extra 2millimeter margin of healthy breast tissue during breast surgery may help prevent residual breast cancer, a new study suggests. British researchers studied the records of 303 women and found that 98 percent of those whose doctors had taken an extra 2mm or more showed no signs of residual cancer.
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Researchers Determine Safest Surgical Margin for Removal During Breast Surgery

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