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News 06-26-2013 12:21 PM

Johns Hopkins students design device to reduce need for repeated breast cancer surger
 
When a breast tumor is detected, many women opt to have a lumpectomy, which is surgery designed to remove the diseased tissue while preserving the breast. But during this procedure, doctors cannot learn right away whether all of the cancerous tissue has been removed, with no microscopic signs that cancer cells were left behind.

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