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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In May 2016, Dickinson was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent two lumpectomies and two months of radiation.
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Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
Canadian radiation oncologist Vera Peters pioneered the use of lumpectomies and postoperative radiation to treat breast cancer patients.
—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
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Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
Canadian radiation oncologist Vera Peters pioneered the use of lumpectomies and postoperative radiation to treat breast cancer patients.
—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
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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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