The choice between mastectomy or lumpectomy-plus-radiation was not available in the United States until about 10 years ago and still is offered with far more enthusiasm in some medical centers ...

Each year more than 200,000 women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, the most common kind, must make myriad treatment decisions. Among them: whether to have a mastectomy or breast-conserving… ...

A comparison of common treatments for early-stage breast cancer finds lumpectomy with radiation is essentially equal to breast removal in terms of recurrence and survival, with fewer complications.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is over, but that doesn't mean it's safe for women to let their guard down. Every day - and not just in October - more than 600 American women are diagnosed with the ...

(CBS News) Women diagnosed with breast cancer can face a tough decision: whether to have a mastectomy or lumpectomy. A new study out Monday by researchers at Duke Medicine says patients with early ...

There are medically valid reasons for patients to choose mastectomy over lumpectomy. These include large tumors, multiple areas of cancer in the breast and genetic mutations such as BRCA1 and ...

Not so for Sakura Toyama, who was 34 years old when she was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. The small size of her tumor made her a candidate for a lumpectomy. While a mastectomy was ...

Breast cancer patients who opt for partial breast removal may need 2nd surgery. July 12, 2012— -- Partial breast removal surgery to treat cancer is not likely to be a one-time operation ...

“And if your doctor is recommending a lumpectomy and it doesn’t feel right, you shouldn’t feel bad about yourself if you choose to have a mastectomy.” October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.

She had a single mastectomy and, 25 years later at age 95, she is doing fine.Reichard’s maternal grandmother died in her 80s. ... Mastectomy vs. lumpectomy: Two views Share this: ...