MOST PROGRESSIVE HEALTH TECH INNOVATIONS
in the women getting zoledronic acid with chemo shrank more than those in the women treated with chemo alone , according to the American Cancer Society .
Oncoplastic surgery Breast-conserving surgery ( lumpectomy or partial mastectomy ) can often be used for early-stage breast cancers . But in some women , it can result in breasts of different sizes and / or shapes . For larger tumors , it might not even be possible , and a mastectomy might be needed instead .
Some doctors address this problem by combining cancer surgery and plastic surgery techniques , known as oncoplastic surgery . This typically involves reshaping the breast at the time of the initial surgery , and may mean operating on the other breast as well to make them more symmetrical . This approach is still fairly new , and not all doctors are comfortable with it , the society states .
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