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Lumpectomy as effective as mastectomy for young women with breast cancer
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Lumpectomy as effective as mastectomy for young women with breast cancer

by Amy Norton  Breast cancers that arise before age 40 tend to be more aggressive. But young women who undergo “breast-conserving” surgery are just as likely to survive as those who have a mastectomy, a preliminary study finds. The study involved nearly 600 women under age 40 who were treated for breast cancer at one medical center....