Breast-conserving surgery is a less radical cancer surgery than mastectomy. Breast-conserving surgery, as in a lumpectomy removes part of the breast tissue during surgery, as opposed to the entire breast.

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• American Academy of Family Physicians, Breast-Conserving Surgery, What is breast-conserving surgery?

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