As a mastectomy is a larger surgery than a lumpectomy, it may not be the best option for women with certain comorbidities, such as uncontrolled diabetes, significant heart disease, or pulmonary ...

A lumpectomy is commonly known as breast conservation surgery because it keeps most of the breast intact, whereas a mastectomy removes the entire breast. Regardless of which procedure you choose ...

Before surgery, the two groups had similar average scores for sexual well being -- 62 out of 100 for those opting for lumpectomy, and 59 for those receiving a mastectomy and reconstruction.

A lumpectomy is commonly known as breast conservation surgery because it keeps most of the breast intact, whereas a mastectomy removes the entire breast. Regardless of which procedure you choose ...

If you do a lumpectomy and more cancer is found, then additional tissue needs to be removed if you want to continue to preserve that breast. Next: Is It Normal to Have More Than One Lumpectomy?

It’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and 5 on Your Side is looking into the procedures performed after a diagnosis. Every year, more than 100,000 women across the country get mastectomies.

If breast-conserving surgery has been performed – lumpectomy or partial mastectomy – the American College of Radiology (ACR) recommends a mammogram about 6 to 12 months after surgery and ...

When Arvin Rawlings was diagnosed with breast cancer and found out she needed surgery, she worried how it would make her look and feel. "It's important, as a woman, to feel comfortable within ...

Over the 20 years of the study, deaths from breast cancer were similar across all groups: 3,077 (8.5%) of women in the lumpectomy group, 3,269 (9%) in the unilateral mastectomy group, and 3,062 (8 ...

The study looked at 3729 women who underwent initial lumpectomy between 2013 and 2015 and found that the rate of final lumpectomy increased by 13% while surgery after lumpectomy fell by 16%, and ...

(WJAR) — A decade after beating breast cancer through a lumpectomy and radiation, Linda Regen of Rehoboth is now facing a new fight-- a battle to get her breasts back through reconstructive surgery.