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breast-conserving surgery

(BREST con-SERV-ing SUR-jer-ee)

An operation that completely removes the breast cancer along with a rim of normal breast tissue around it. Most of the normal breast is saved. There are 3 main ways this surgery is done: lumpectomy, quadrantectomy, and segmental mastectomy.

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