Lumpectomy vs. Mastectomy - Moffitt Cancer Center

by St Vincent's Private Hospital East Melbourne | 7 years ago

If you’ve received a breast cancer diagnosis, your care team will likely present you with several treatment options, and those will vary based on the stage and type of disease. Most women will undergo some type of surgery as part of their treatment. The main types of surgery to remove breast cancer are lumpectomy and mastectomy.