Women with early stage breast cancers are usually better candidates for lumpectomy. In most cases, a course of radiation therapy after surgery is part of the treatment
Lumpectomy is a surgical treatment for newly diagnosed breast cancer. It is estimated that at least 50% of women with breast cancer are good candidates for this procedure.
Radiation therapy is almost always recommended following a lumpectomy.
Normally the nipple is not removed with a lumpectomy. Contact your surgeon for information specific to your situation.
The suffix -ectomy in lumpectomy means removal of. In this case a lump-ectomy would be the removal of a lump. The action performed in a breast lumpectomy would be the removal of a lump from a breast.
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A breast lumpectomy is surgery where the tumor mass or lump and some of the surrounding breast tissue is removed. Usually done as an outpatient procedure.
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For early breast cancer, a lumpectomy plus radiation therapy might be a could choice. Studies have shown that women who choose to have a lumpectomy and radiation therapy have a lower death rate than those that chose to have a mastectomy.
Lumpectomy is usually performed by a general surgeon or surgical oncologist. Radiation therapy is administered by a radiation oncologist, and chemotherapy by a medical oncologist.