Fewer lumpectomy patients follow through with radiation
Lumpectomy is as effective as mastectomy only if it includes lymph node testing and a course of radiation treatments. But according to a 2003 study, only 71 percent of lumpectomy patients followed through with radiation — down from 79 percent in 1992.
That's according to University of Minnesota epidemiologist Beth Virnig.
“A lot of women with serious breast cancer are not getting comprehensive treatment,” she told Good Housekeeping magazine.
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