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What is Lumpectomy?

Lumpectomy surgery is a breast conserving surgery that is used especially in the treatment of breast cancer and can give very successful results. It is frequently used in the treatment of early stage breast cancer. Lumpectomy surgery is a method of surgery to remove a tumor or other abnormal breast tissue in the breast. It has become more commonly used in breast cancer surgery in recent years. During lumpectomy, some of the normal tissue around the mass is also taken to make sure that cancer tissue or other abnormal tissue is removed.

What is Oncology?

Oncology is a branch of science that examines the formation, causes, diagnosis, treatment and relationship of tumors in the body with heredity. It examines non-cancerous cells as well as cancerous cells. This broadens the fields of interest in oncology. Medical oncology, which examines chemotherapy applications which means treatment of cancer with medication, also examines cancer prevention, cancer screening and early diagnosis applications. Radiation oncology is a medical science that studies the effects of treatment procedures using radiotherapy on cancer cells. Cancer surgeries are often performed by oncological surgeons with advanced expertise in the surgery of the respective cancer.