lumpectomy
noun
lump·ec·to·my
ˌləm-ˈpek-tə-mē 
plural lumpectomies
: excision of a breast tumor with a limited amount of associated tissue
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Canadian radiation oncologist Vera Peters pioneered the use of lumpectomies and postoperative radiation to treat breast cancer patients.
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Amy Scharf, Scientific American, 11 Jan. 2024
Chemotherapy and radiation are common treatments, as is surgery, such as a lumpectomy or a mastectomy, which is typically followed by reconstruction.
—Paige Stables, Allure, 22 Nov. 2023
Wheelchair users who have early-stage breast cancer may worry if having a mastectomy, rather than a lumpectomy, will mean developing lymphedema, long-term swelling in the arm that could compromise their ability to self-propel a wheelchair.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 13 Dec. 2023
Currently, though, almost any woman diagnosed with DCIS would be scheduled for a mastectomy, lumpectomy, and/or radiation therapy, and possibly hormonal treatment.
—Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
In addition to that, she was told about a lumpectomy, but opted to go through with a double mastectomy.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 25 Oct. 2023
But Rancic, who underwent a double lumpectomy and a double mastectomy to treat the cancer, marked a very special milestone just months later: her first Mother's Day with son Edward Duke.
—Kiran Hefa, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
For decades, the diagnosis of DCIS has routinely led to surgery–a mastectomy or a lumpectomy (a partial breast resection) that’s often combined with radiation treatment and possibly, a five-year course of hormone medication.
—Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
The journalist had a lumpectomy to remove an olive-sized tumor in July 2022 and began radiation two months later.
—Emily St. Martin, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
Amy Scharf, Scientific American, 11 Jan. 2024
Chemotherapy and radiation are common treatments, as is surgery, such as a lumpectomy or a mastectomy, which is typically followed by reconstruction.
—Paige Stables, Allure, 22 Nov. 2023
Wheelchair users who have early-stage breast cancer may worry if having a mastectomy, rather than a lumpectomy, will mean developing lymphedema, long-term swelling in the arm that could compromise their ability to self-propel a wheelchair.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 13 Dec. 2023
Currently, though, almost any woman diagnosed with DCIS would be scheduled for a mastectomy, lumpectomy, and/or radiation therapy, and possibly hormonal treatment.
—Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
In addition to that, she was told about a lumpectomy, but opted to go through with a double mastectomy.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 25 Oct. 2023
But Rancic, who underwent a double lumpectomy and a double mastectomy to treat the cancer, marked a very special milestone just months later: her first Mother's Day with son Edward Duke.
—Kiran Hefa, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
For decades, the diagnosis of DCIS has routinely led to surgery–a mastectomy or a lumpectomy (a partial breast resection) that’s often combined with radiation treatment and possibly, a five-year course of hormone medication.
—Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
The journalist had a lumpectomy to remove an olive-sized tumor in July 2022 and began radiation two months later.
—Emily St. Martin, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
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lumpectomy
noun
lump·ec·to·my
ˌləm-ˈpek-tə-mē
plural lumpectomies
: excision of a breast tumor with a limited amount of associated tissue
called also tylectomy
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