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Lumpectomy and Radiation Therapy as Good as Mastectomy for Younger Women
Research shows that young women who had lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy were no more likely to have the breast cancer come back and just as likely to survive breast cancer as young women who had mastectomy.
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Routinely Removing Axillary Lymph Nodes May Not Make Sense for Many Women
New research suggests that routinely removing the axillary lymph nodes during surgery to remove early-stage breast cancer may not make sense for many women.
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Axillary Lymph Node Removal May Not Make Sense for Most Women
Research suggests that routinely removing multiple underarm (axillary) lymph nodes during early-stage breast cancer surgery may not make sense for most women.
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Two Mammograms Per Year Better Than One After Lumpectomy
New research suggests that having mammograms twice per year after lumpectomy finds a cancer recurrence (or a new cancer) earlier than only one mammogram per year after surgery.
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Research on Treatment Options for Diagnosed Women with Abnormal Breast Cancer Genes
A new study found that women with an abnormal breast cancer gene had the same survival rates whether they had mastectomy or lumpectomy plus radiation. Still, women who had lumpectomy plus radiation were between 4 and 5 times more likely to develop another breast cancer in the same breast compared to women who had mastectomy, unless lumpectomy plus radiation was followed by chemotherapy.
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About Half Have Pain Problems Years After Breast Cancer Surgery
Research shows that about half of women who have breast cancer surgery have continuing pain problems a year or more after surgery.
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Women Who Choose Mastectomy Have Good Reasons for Choice
While greater numbers of women are choosing mastectomy instead of lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy to treat early-stage breast cancer, research suggests that these women have good reasons for their choice.
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Younger Women More Likely to Have DCIS Recurrence
A new study suggests that younger women (under 45) who have lumpectomy and radiation therapy to treat DCIS are more likely to have the breast cancer come back (recurrence) compared to older women who had the same treatment.
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Surgery to Remove Metastatic Breast Cancer Improves Survival
Women with metastatic breast cancer at first diagnosis who had the breast tumor (the primary tumor) removed lived twice as long as women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer who didn't have the primary tumor removed.
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Strength Training Doesn’t Worsen Lymphedema, May Actually Help
A small study found that strength training doesn't worsen lymphedema after breast cancer surgery and actually can help reduce the symptoms associated with lymphedema as well as the risk of lymphedema flare-ups.
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