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Breast Cancer

para>Lumpectomy and mastectomy to treat breast cancer

Women who have a mastectomy have the whole affected breast removed. Women who have a lumpectomy have the tumor and a small part of the surrounding healthy tissue removed. In most cases, women who have a lumpectomy must also have radiation therapy after their surgery. Women who have a mastectomy can usually decide if and when to have their breast reconstructed. The type of reconstruction shown here is just one way surgeons can reconstruct a breast.

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Lumpectomy and mastectomy to treat breast cancer

Women who have a mastectomy have the whole affected breast removed. Women who have a lumpectomy have the tumor and a small part of the surrounding healthy tissue removed. In most cases, women who have a lumpectomy must also have radiation therapy after their surgery. Women who have a mastectomy can usually decide if and when to have their breast reconstructed. The type of reconstruction shown here is just one way surgeons can reconstruct a breast.

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