Breast Conserving Surgery Wide Excision / Lumpectomy

Your surgeon will remove only the breast cancer and a rim of normal surrounding breast tissue.
Your breast will remain. A scar and some changes in shape and size are expected.
You can go home the next day.
You may require a second operation if cancer cells are noted at the edge of the removed portion. This occurs in 10 -15% of patients.
You will need to have radiation therapy to the breast (Mon to Fri) for 4 - 6 weeks. This helps to destroy any remaining cancer cells.