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Many women with two or tention very quickly," said 'OK, I have two sites of dis- and unnecessary side ef- Fire Dept. 115
three breast tumors can Dr. John Kiluk, a surgeon ease. Do I have to have a fects by "right-sizing" can- Red Cross 582 2219
get by with lumpectomy at Moffitt Cancer Cen- mastectomy? Or can you cer care, Boughey said.
surgery instead of hav- ter in Tampa, Florida, who give me breast conserva- "Do we have to throw the TAXI SERVICES
ing their whole breast re- was not involved in the tion?'" The study did not kitchen sink at everyone?" Taxi Tas 587 5900
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moved, a new study sug- research. "It is definitely a randomly assign patients she asked. "Which pa- Taxi D.T.S. 587 2300
gests. step forward for our field." to lumpectomy or mas- tients need every single Taxi Serv. Aruba 583 3232
In recent years, more pa- Lumpectomy's advantag- tectomy. That would have option that we have avail- A1 Taxi Serv. 280 2828
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have been identified, a ery and, often, better cos- it would be nearly impos- just as well without having TRAVEL INFO
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reveal tiny, once-hidden isted for these patients, Boughey said, making such ment has some kind of side Avianca 588 0059
cancers. That means more but some doctors already an experiment impractical. effects."q Jet Blue 588 2244
patients are being diag- were offering lumpectomy In the study, the women Surinam 582 7896
nosed with multiple cancer as a choice, said Dr. Judy who had an MRI before sur- Women in Difficulties
sites in the same breast. Boughey of Mayo Clinic, gery did the best, suggest- AID FOUNDATIONS
In the past, doctors would who led the research. ing MRI scans may help sur-
say these women needed "This will make them more geons be more thorough FAVI- Visually Impaired
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After five years, just 3%
saw cancer come back,
similar to rates from previ-
ous lumpectomy studies in
patients with only one tu-
mor. The study, supported
by the National Institutes
of Health, was being dis-
cussed Friday at the San
Antonio Breast Cancer
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