Lumpectomy WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Lumpectomy
Lumpectomy is one type of surgical procedure for the removal of a suspected malignant (cancerous) tumor in the breast. Lumpectomy or breast-conserving procedures can often be done with local anesthesia and sedation or under general anesthesia on an outpatient basis.
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What is Lumpectomy?
- Wikipedia: Lumpectomy
- Imagins: Lumpectomy
- About.com: Lumpectomy
- iVillage: Lumpectomy
- Healthscout: Definition of Lumpectomy
What Are The Uses for Lumpectomy?
- CareFirst: Lumpectomy
- Health AtoZ: Purpose of Lumpectomy
- Southwestern Medical Center: Lumpectomy Procedure Overview
- Cancer Backup: Lumpectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction
- National Cancer Institute: Male Breast Cancer Treatment
- A.D.A.M. (via New York Times Health): Breast Lump Removal
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Lumpectomy?
- BreastCancer.org: Treatment & Side Effects
- Imagins: Possible Side Effects of Lumpectomy
- Healthline: Precautions of Lumpectomy
What are the Alternatives to Lumpectomy?
- Health Crossroads: Comparing Treatments for Lumpectomy
- StonyBrook University Medical Center: Treatment Options
- University of Virginia: Newer Therapy Offers Alternatives
- Archives of Surgery: Alternative Strategies in the Management of Primary Breast Cancer
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Lumpectomy?
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Complementary Breast Cancer Therapies
- Alternative Medicine Referral Network: Healing Breast Cancer with Haelan
- CancerActive: Madeleine Kingsley visits the Wirral Holistic Centre
- BreastCancer.org: Alternative, Complementary & Holistic Treatment Message Board
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Lumpectomy
- Discovery Health: A Survivor's Story
- MakeMeHeal: Breast Cancer Survivor’s Experience With Reconstruction
- The Pink Ribbon Shop: Breast Cancer Survivor Stories
- The Cancer Blog: Radiation After Lumpectomy Cuts Recurrence for Some
- HealthTalk: Life with Breast Cancer Blog
- Blog for a Cure: Lumpectomy - nancygraced's Cancer Blog
Foundations for Lumpectomy
- American Breast Cancer Foundation: The Key to Life Breast Cancer Screening Assistance Program
- National Cancer Institute: Breast Cancer Institute
- National Breast Cancer Coalition: Breast Cancer Coalition
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: Breast Cancer Foundation
- Womans Cancer Network: Breast Cancer Network
- Breast Cancer.org: Breast Cancer in the News
- United Breast Cancer Foundation: Lumpectomy
- Cancer Treatment Center of America: Breast Cancer
- National Society of Clinical Oncology: Breast Cancer
Support Groups of Lumpectomy
- Daily Strength: Breast Cancer Support Group
- Breast Cancer Group: Breast Cancer Support Group
- Power Surge: Breast Cancer Resources and Support Groups
- Aetna Womans Health: 23/st.35891/t.35974.html Support Groups And Breast Cancer: Strength In Numbers
- Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults: Support Groups & Networking Events for Breast Cancer
Clinical Trials for Lumpectomy
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials for Lumpectomy
- Centerwatch: Clinical Trials for Lumpectomy
- National Cancer Institute: Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Lumpectomy
- Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization: Newly Diagnosed - Message Boards
- AOL Message Boards: Newly Diagnosed - Questions
- American Cancer Society: Discussion Board Chat: Breast Cancer
- Daily Strength: Discussions - mastectomy vs Lumpectomy
- Daily Mail: Live Chat for Breast Cancer! Archive
Controversy and Lawsuits about Lumpectomy
- Medscape: Controversy Rages Over Breast Cancer Screening
- USA Today: More Drugs Get Slapped With Lawsuits
- Lawsuits and Judgements: Wyeth Breast Cancer Lawsuit Goes Before A Jury In Nevada
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Lumpectomy
- PubMed: Medical Journal Articles on Lumpectomy
- Reuters: Lumpectomy Safe for Younger Breast Cancer Patients
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: Kathy
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Kathy
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Breast conservation therapy, Breast-conserving procedures, Breast-conserving procedure
- Last update: Aug. 28, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.