While coping with the emotional turmoil that follows a breast cancer diagnosis, a woman must absorb a seemingly vast amount of information that will help her make important decisions about the treatment options available to her. Many women with early-stage cancer learn that while surgery will be needed, the decision of whether to attempt to… Continue reading Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy: How to Decide
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A New Technique Aims to Ensure That Surgeons Completely Remove Cancer
Researchers have developed a technique to allow breast-cancer surgeons to determine during an operation whether all cancerous tissue has been removed. Of the quarter-million women diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the United States, about 180,000 undergo surgery to remove the cancerous tissue while preserving as much healthy breast tissue as possible. However, there’s… Continue reading A New Technique Aims to Ensure That Surgeons Completely Remove Cancer