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Breast-conserving Surgery And Irradiation
For Breast-conserving Surgery And Irradiation we have a term and definition in Breast Cancer.
Breast-conserving Surgery And Irradiation (Breast Cancer) 
A treatment option for breast cancer whereby the tumor and surrounding tissue and a sampling of axillary lymph nodes are surgically removed. The majority of the breast is preserved and the remaining breast tissue is then treated by a course of radiation therapy.
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