Breast-conserving surgery
- Breast-conserving surgery
Breast-conserving surgery is a less radical cancer surgery than mastectomy. Breast-conserving surgery, as in a lumpectomy removes part of the breast tissue during surgery, as opposed to the entire breast.
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* [http://www.aafp.org/afp/20021215/2281ph.html American Academy of Family Physicians, Breast-Conserving Surgery, What is breast-conserving surgery?]
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