Survival rates among women with early breast cancer were better with lumpectomy and radiation than with mastectomy, a U.S. study suggests. When researchers followed more than 112,000 women in ...

This year, about 22,000 women will have a mastectomy or a lumpectomy followed by radiation. The report found that a woman’s age seems to play into the choice to go with mastectomy over a lumpectomy.

Only nine per cent of women in Canada opt for breast reconstruction surgery following a lumpectomy or mastectomy — even though the cost of the procedure is fully covered. In the U.S., the uptake ...

Researchers followed vital statistics through December 2009. The research showed that women who had a lumpectomy had a higher rate of disease-specific survival compared to those who had a mastectomy.

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.

And some choose mastectomy because breast-conserving surgery is not available close to home. (After a lumpectomy, women must also undergo radiation treatment, which is only available in large ...

What exactly is the "Price Tag" singer in for? A specialist spoke to The Post about what patient can expect when they're diagnosed with stage 0 or stage 1 breast cancer.

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 ...

This year, about 22,000 women will have a mastectomy or a lumpectomy followed by radiation. The report found that a woman’s age seems to play into the choice to go with mastectomy over a lumpectomy.