She was going to get a prophylactic mastectomy, determined to get ahead of breast cancer this time. When Dr. Brem was just 12 ...

A recent study highlighted that sexual well-being among lumpectomy patients actually improved within six months after surgery ...

Researchers at Keck Medicine of USC are part of a national, multisite clinical trial to evaluate a minimally invasive water ...

A lumpectomy plus radiation is very effective for treating stage zero cancer, but new research suggests that active monitoring may be just as good.

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Opting for a lumpectomy during breast cancer treatment can protect a woman’s ...

So the doctor says you have stage 0 breast cancer, and now you have lots of questions. What does that mean? Is it even really cancer? The truth is, doctors aren’t entirely sure either.

Other times, there are no signs at all. A woman who treated her initial breast cancer with a lumpectomy may feel a palpable mass or lump, have nipple changes or bloody nipple discharge ...

It may be used to prevent cancer recurrence after a tumor has been removed in a lumpectomy or mastectomy. It can be also used to treat certain complications of brain cancer, like brain metastasis.

For many patients, BCT – sometimes called "lumpectomy" – offers an effective alternative to mastectomy. For those who undergo mastectomy, breast reconstruction has established benefits in ...

Treatment approaches vary widely depending on individual circumstances. Options include lumpectomy (removing only affected tissue), mastectomy (removing the entire breast), radiation therapy, and ...

Researchers specifically compared long-term outcomes across three primary surgical approaches: lumpectomy (removing only the tumor and surrounding tissue), single mastectomy (removing one breast ...