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Beth said: First, I was not aware of the recurrence rate for lumpectomies being 50%.
I've never heard that figure and am quite sure it's wrong. First of all, risk of recurrence is based on many factors of pathology, not on the type of surgery. Maybe she was thinking of a local recurrence after lumpectomy without radiation - but that number is still way too high. And almost everyone does have radiation after lumpectomy.
Debbie Laxague
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