ArticleCureus2021
Choosing Mastectomy vs. Lumpectomy-With-Radiation: Experiences of Breast Cancer Survivors.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Reducing re-excision rates in breast conserving surgery with Margin Probe: systematic review.The British journal of surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Guidelines for breast cancer management in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2023Guideline
- Bracketed Lumpectomy: A Comparison of Radiofrequency Identification Tag Localization to Wire Localization.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Spiegelmer Aptamers: Innovative Approach in Breast Cancer.Breast cancer : basic and clinical research · 2026Review
- Impact of breast reconstruction on quality of life among women after mastectomy.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2025Article
- Diagnosis and Management of Neuropathic Breast Pain.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Variation in surgical treatment by body mass index in patients with invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2024Article
- Harnessing curcumin and nanotechnology for enhanced treatment of breast cancer bone metastasis.Discover nano · 2024Review
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- Longitudinal Trends in Patient-Reported Outcomes in the First Year After Lumpectomy Versus Mastectomy.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- The evolvement of breast cancer therapies: What we have done and where all these head off.Saudi medical journal · 2024Review
- Differentiating Primary and Recurrent Lesions in Patients with a History of Breast Cancer: A Comprehensive Review.Galen medical journal · 2024Article
- Postmastectomy Functional Impairments.Current oncology reports · 2023Review
- The altering in sensory sensitivity: a current issue of female breast surgery.International journal of medical sciences · 2022Review
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Abstract
Background Annually about 280,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Treatment options depend on age, comorbidities, tumor stage, grade, size, and other factors. Often, patients must decide between two surgical treatment options: mastectomy or lumpectomy-with-radiation herein simply called a lumpectomy. Since both offer similar survival outcomes, the choice ultimately is the patient's. However, most rely on inputs from doctors, family, friends, personal research, and other actions. We believe decision-making processes for future patients will be aided if experiences of prior breast cancer survivors are known. This study's aim is to provide such information. Methods Feedback from prior breast cancer survivors was obtained using a 19-question survey distributed online to multiple breast cancer support groups. It focused on issues relevant to choosing between the two surgical options including, post-surgical complications, breast reconstruction, chronic pain, cosmetics, and surgery-choice satisfaction. Results Respondents (N=1606) had a median age of 49 years (range 26 to 88 years) and had a median body mass index (BMI) of 26.6 Kg/m
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