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Last updated: 11/24/2009

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BOOKS

Love, Susan M., with Karen Lindsey. Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book, 3rd ed. Cambridge: Perseus Publishing, 2000.

Robinson, Rebecca Y. and Jeanne A. Petrek. A Step-by-Step Guide to Dealing With Your Breast...

Cancer. New York: Carol Publishing Group, 1999.

PERIODICALS

Apantaku, Leila. "Breast-Conserving Surgery for Breast Cancer."American Family Physician 66, no. 12 (December 15, 2002): 2271–8.

Dershaw, D. David. "Breast imaging and the conservative treatment of breast cancer."Radiologic Clinics of North America 40, no. 3 (May 2002): 501–16.

ORGANIZATION

American Cancer Society. 1599 Clifton Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-4251. (800) 227-2345. .

National Cancer Institute (NCI) .

National Lymphedema Network. 2211 Post St., Suite 404, San Francisco, CA 94115-3427. (800) 541-3259 or (415) 921-1306. .

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During a lumpectomy, a small incision is made around the area of the lump (A). The skin is pulled back, and the tumor removed (B). The incision is closed (C). (Illustration by GGS Inc.)

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Lumpectomy is a common surgical procedure designed to remove a discrete lump, usually a tumor, benign or otherwise, from an affected man or woman's breast. As the tissue removed is generally quite limited and the procedure relatively non-invasive, compared to a mastectomy, a lumpectomy is considered a viable means of "breast conservation" or "breast preservation" surgery with all the attendant physical and emotional advantages of such an approach.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumpectomy

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