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    Breast-Conserving Surgery (Lumpectomy or Partial Mastectomy) for Breast Cancer



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    For early-stage breast cancer, breast-conserving surgery with radiation therapy has the same survival rate as mastectomy.Reference 1




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: June 28, 2011
    Medical Review: Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
    Reference Douglas A. Stewart, MD - Medical Oncology


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