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| | Lumpectomy |
 | | The combination of lumpectomy and radiation is commonly called breast-conserving therapy. | | | The evidence shows that lumpectomy followed by radiation IS likely to be equally as effective as mastectomy for women with: | | | Find a surgeon who keeps current, and whose techniques aren't limited to what used to be the standard of care twenty or thirty years ago. |
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| | Lumpectomy Still Good Choice for Women |
| | Lumpectomy preserves as much of the breast anatomy as possible and is followed by radiation therapy to reduce the chance of recurrence. | | | Of the 237 women, one-half underwent modified radical mastectomy and one-half had lumpectomy and radiation therapy. | | | In fact, other studies have indicated that though survival rates for these procedures are similar, women who opt for lumpectomy have higher rates of recurrence, with some cancers developing 20 years or more later, writes Poggi. |
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| | Lumpectomy, breast cancer lumpectomy, lumpectomy mastectomy |
| | A lumpectomy is a breast-conserving therapy in which there is surgical... | | | A total of 9 lumpectomy and radiation therapy patients and 6 lumpectomy... | | | A lumpectomy is a procedure in which the doctor surgically removes a... |
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| | Lumpectomy aHealthyAdvantage |
| | In 1992, when the National Cancer Institute made its recommendations in favor of lumpectomies for early-stage breast cancer, it based that conclusion on five clinical trials involving 1,447 women who had lumpectomies followed by radiation therapy, versus 1,407 women who had mastectomies. | | | All were similar in terms of their emotional and social well-being, with two exceptions: women who had had mastectomies with reconstruction reported more problems with their sex lives, and those who had undergone lumpectomies had somewhat better body images than women in the other groups. | | | This is a decision that you need to make with your doctor, and it depends greatly on the stage of the cancer and its location. |
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http://www.ahealthyadvantage.com/topic/lumpectomy
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| | Early Stage Breast Cancer |
| | Since radiation reduces the chances of recurrence for women choosing lumpectomy, it is important that patients and their doctors consider the required time commitment to radiation therapy before deciding which surgical procedure is best for them. | | | After the health professional explains surgical options, such as breast-conserving surgery (often called lumpectomy) with radiation, modified radical mastectomy, or simple mastectomy, these are the questions most patients will want to ask. | | | Doctors who were trained within the last 20 years, and work at university-based medical centers, may be more aware of the recent research indicating that lumpectomies are just as safe as mastectomies, and may have received more training on how to perform a lumpectomy. |
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| | Lumpectomy |
| | Because of the need for radiation therapy after lumpectomy, this surgery may be medically unacceptable. | | | Radiation therapy is usually started as soon as feasible after lumpectomy. | | | Information about expected outcomes and potential complications also is part of preparation for lumpectomy, as it is for any surgical procedure. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/lumpectomy.jsp
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| | Breast Cancer Guide - Treatment |
| | Before surgery, tests such as a chest X-ray, a complete blood chemistry, and a urinalysis must be performed to determine your body's ability to tolerate surgery and anesthesia. | | | The two treatments combined, surgery and radiation, have proven to be as effective as the modified radical mastectomy. | | | For women who choose not to have radiation, modified radical mastectomy is the treatment of choice. |
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| | Benefits of Radiation After Lumpectomy |
| | Still, this study shows that getting radiation therapy after lumpectomy is unlikely to increase your survival beyond what tamoxifen can do alone. | | | The researchers also looked at a group of 193 women age 60 or older who had hormone-receptor-positive cancer that was one centimeter or smaller. | | | If you want to do everything possible today to lower the risk of ever seeing the cancer again, and lower the chance that you'll ever need a mastectomy, then radiation after lumpectomy may be a very important step for you. |
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http://www.breastcancer.org/radiation_lumpectomy_over_50.html
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| | Breast Cancer Information and Resources Oncolink |
| | Most patients with DCIS that have a lumpectomy are treated with radiation therapy to prevent the local recurrence of DCIS (although some of these DCIS patients may be candidates for close observation after surgery). | | | The advantage of BCT is that the patient will not need a reconstruction or prosthesis to appear like she did before the procedure. | | | BCT always needs to be combined with radiation therapy to make it an option for treating breast cancer. |
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| | Lumpectomy: What to Expect |
| | The Lumpectomy surgery itself should take around 15–40 minutes. | | | The process of being admitted and prepared for surgery will vary from place to place. | | | Please click here to learn more about our commitment to providing |
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| | Low Lumpectomy Rate Due To Doc Bias |
| | The researchers conclude that the deciding factors in the lumpectomy versus mastectomy debate are the physician's biases and choices coupled with the patient's choice. | | | "Or, lumpectomy may not be presented as the preferred option out of [the surgeon's] belief that survival is equivalent, but instead is presented only because the surgeon believes a choice must be offered." | | | Lumpectomy, often referred to as breast-conserving therapy, involves surgical removal of the tumor and the surrounding tissue, and is thought to be less disfiguring and psychologically devastating than mastectomy, which involves removal of the entire breast. |
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| | Can The Standard Course Of Radiation Therapy Following Lumpectomy Be Shortened? |
| | In an effort to reduce the burden of treatment on women, Freedman and his colleagues at Fox Chase Cancer Center are studying a four-week course of radiation using IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation therapy) with an incorporated boost. | | | Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have presented preliminary results of a clinical trial in which women received a two-week shorter course of radiation therapy than the current standard following a lumpectomy. | | | Can The Standard Course Of Radiation Therapy Following Lumpectomy Be Shortened? |
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| | Radiation therapy for breast cancer offers no benefit for many, says study |
| | The addition of the medication tamoxifen coupled with a lumpectomy seems to be just as sufficient in keeping cancer at bay as patients who received a lumpectomy and radiation therapy. | | | A related study in the same journal suggests that radiation may offer little benefit for women in their 60s. | | | Posted Sep 4, 2004 PT Radiation therapy for breast cancer offers no benefit for many, says study |
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| | National Cancer Institute - Mastectomy No Better Than Lumpectomy |
| | In the Italian trial, 9 percent of women who had breast-conserving surgery plus radiation therapy had a recurrence of cancer in the same breast, compared with 2 percent of those treated with radical mastectomy. | | | “Most women are effectively treated with lumpectomy and radiation, and do not need a mastectomy. | | | to be treated with mastectomy, lumpectomy (removal of the tumor and some surrounding tissue) alone, or lumpectomy plus radiation therapy. |
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| | Dr. Koop - Lumpectomy- Health Encyclopedia and Reference |
| | This is much less disfiguring than a complete or radical mastectomy and, if combined with radiation therapy, may give results as effective as more radical procedures. | | | To find more information on specific conditions, please visit our partner sites: | | | A lumpectomy is a breast-conserving therapy in which there is surgical removal of a breast tumor with confirmed tumor-free margins. |
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| | lumpectomy - OmniMedicalSearch.com - lumpectomy |
| | A woman is a candidate for lumpectomy if the following conditions apply:... | | | Breast-conserving surgery ( lumpectomy) 1 This information is based on Clinical Evidence, the British Medical Journal ? | | | A lumpectomy is a surgical procedure used to diagnose or treat breast cancer. |
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| | Mastectomy v. Lumpectomy: Who Decides? |
| | One logical explanation is that doctors trained after 1981 were trained to do lumpectomies and are more knowledgeable about the research showing the safety of lumpectomy. | | | A study of 157 hospitals in North Carolina found that patients were more likely to undergo breast-conserving surgery if their surgeons were trained after 1981. | | | Moreover, some insurance plans do not cover all the expenses of the lumpectomy or the radiation therapy, because they are usually outpatient procedures. |
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| | Radiation after lumpectomy not always necessary --- HealthandAge |
| | A woman who does have an recurrence can still have another lumpectomy if she has not had radiation, the researchers say. | | | There was no overall difference in distant metastases, need for mastectomy after recurrence, or survival. | | | For questions about Health matters you may check our "Questions & Answers" Portal and Service. |
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| | Lumpectomy & Axillary Dissections |
| | The disadvantage is all patients who undergo the lumpectomy must have radiation therapy, typically 6-7 weeks of it. | | | Breast Cancer - Lumpectomy and Axillary Dissections - http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/breast_cancer/18567 | | | This procedure can occur with lumpectomies and mastectomies. |
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| | Mastectomy vs lumpectomy for breast cancer [January 2003; 107-2] |
| | The only significant difference was in the rate of local recurrence, at 2.7% for breast-conserving surgery with irradiation but higher for radical mastectomy and lumpectomy alone. | | | With early, non-invasive breast cancer, surgery to remove the cancer is usually the treatment of choice. | | | The question of which women with breast cancer should be offered which treatment is eloquently addressed in an accompanying article [3]. |
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| | Lumpectomy definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms |
| | The expert surgeons at Cancer Treatment Centers of America use sophisticated surgical lumpectomy techniques. | | | Lumpectomy: The surgical removal of a small tumor (a lump) which may or may not be benign (or malignant). | | | Surgery is the oldest form of treating cancer. |
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| | 'Male Lumpectomy' Works for Prostate Cancer |
| | Technically, the procedure is known as focal cryosurgery, and it's exactly that -- a focused freezing of only the portion of the prostate that's affected with cancer and some surrounding tissue. | | | Another expert agrees there is great potential for the localized treatment, which like breast lumpectomy, provides a less invasive but still viable treatment for some patients. | | | March 17, 2004 -- Early evidence shows that a new procedure for prostate cancer, dubbed the "male lumpectomy," may be highly effective, less invasive, and result in fewer side effects than what is typically seen with current treatments. |
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| | Gentle Touch Mastectomy and Lumpectomy Camisoles |
| | The Gentle Touch Camisole can be used immediately after any type of breast surgery. | | | he Gentle Touch camisole was created specifically for women who have experienced a mastectomy or lumpectomy. | | | entle Touch also offers a gift basket that provides women who are planning on or have recently had a mastectomy or lumpectomy with gifts that will help during her recovery. |
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| | We offer a wide range of styles to accommodate individual needs. | | | TECOA has everything for your Post-Mastectomy and Enhancement needs. | | | We offer the Classique/ Mystique line of forms which compliment our line of High Fashion Mastectomy Bras. |
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| | Early Lumpectomy Doesn't End Cancer Risk |
| | For 10 years after treatment, those who had lumpectomy did just as well as mastectomy patients. | | | This doesn't mean women shouldn't have a lumpectomy. | | | Pamela N. Munster, MD, a medical oncologist at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., specializes in the treatment of young women with breast cancer. |
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| | Breast Cancer Treatment: Lumpectomy and Axillary Lymph Node Excision |
| | A lumpectomy is a procedure in which the doctor surgically removes a cancerous lump from a woman's breast. | | | Breast Cancer Treatment: Lumpectomy and Axillary Lymph Node Excision | | | Breast Cancer Fact Sheet (to view or print) |
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| | Lumpectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | As the tissue removed is generally quite limited and the procedure relatively non-invasive (compared to a mastectomy for example), a lumpectomy is considered a viable means of "breast conservation" or "breast preservation" surgery, with all the attendant physical and emotional advantages of such an approach. | | | Lumpectomy is a common surgical procedure designed to remove a discrete lump (usually a tumour, benign or otherwise) from an affected woman's breast. | | | Lumpectomy - general information and advice from breastcancer.org |
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| | CancerBACUP : Lumpectomy and immediate breast reconstruction |
| | Lumpectomy followed by radiotherapy (breast conserving treatment) is a commonly used treatment for breast cancer and is explained in CancerBACUP's booklet Understanding breast cancer [LINK]. | | | Large breast cancers are usually treated with mastectomy, as the appearance of the breast may be very abnormal if large areas of tissue need to be removed. | | | Reconstruction for women who have had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy |
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| | LUMPECTOMY PLUS RADIATION FOR INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA-IN-SITU - Journal Watch (General) |
| | Fisher B et al Lumpectomy and radiation therapy for the treatment of intraductal breast cancer: Findings from National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-17 J Clin Oncol 1998 Feb; 16:441-452. | | | Comment: Although lumpectomy plus radiation does not yet confer a survival advantage compared with lumpectomy alone for DCIS, these authors believe that the combined treatment should be offered to all women who are similar to the subjects in this study.--AS Brett | | | Half the tumors in the lumpectomy-only group were invasive, versus one third of those in the group receiving radiation and lumpectomy. |
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| | Breast Cancer Advice - Latest News |
| | Timely and trustworthy health news about Mastectomy, Lumpectomy, Fibrocystic Disease and Breast Cancer. | | | Keep up to date with the latest information and treatment of breast cancer. |
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| | Re: Lumpectomy vs mastectomy |
| | Armed with that, I researched my particular cancer, and found several articles regarding lumpectomy v. | | | Frankly, I can deal with a local recurrence moreso that I could with say a recurrence in my liver or bones. | | | I had no positive nodes, but I guess what convinced me most to opt for lumpectomy was that a mastectomy normally prevents local recurrence, not distance metastisis. |
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| | lumpectomy - OneLook Dictionary Search |
| | Lumpectomy : MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary [ home, info ] | | | lumpectomy : The On-line Medical Dictionary [ home, info ] | | | lumpectomy : Dictionary of Cancer Terms [ home, info ] |
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| | Standard for Breast Conservation Therapy in the Management of Invasive Breast Carcinoma -- Morrow et al. 52 (5): 277 -- ... |
| | Eight-year results of a randomized clinical trial comparing total mastectomy and lumpectomy with or without irradiation in the treatment of breast cancer. | | | Reanalysis and results after 12 years of follow-up in a randomized clinical trial comparing total mastectomy with lumpectomy with or without irradiation in the treatment of breast cancer. | | | The role of radiotherapy and tamoxifen in the management of node negative invasive breast cancer – 1.0 cm treated with lumpectomy: Preliminary results of NSABP protocol B-21 (abstract). |
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| | Georgia First Lady Mary Perdue underwent a lumpectomy Friday for the treatment of breast cancer. | | | Perdue just days after a diagnosis showed her in the early stages of breast cancer. | | | Last Modified: 10/1/2004 5:38:58 PM Georgia First Lady Mary Perdue underwent a lumpectomy Friday during an outpatient procedure for the treatment of breast cancer, the governor's office announced. |
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| | Re: Question about "wire localization lumpectomy" |
| | In Response To: Question about "wire localization lumpectomy" (Kat) | | | Its purpose is merely to provide the surgeon a way to find the lump seen on mammogram. |
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| | WSBTV.com - News - Mary Perdue Recovering From Lumpectomy |
| | Perdue is to start radiation treatments in the weeks ahead to reduce the risk of a recurrence. | | | There were no complications following her lumpectomy Friday at Emory Hospital, said Loretta Lepore, spokeswoman for Gov. Sonny Perdue. | | | WSBTV EEO Information Click here for advertising information. |
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