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What is Lumpectomy?

Lumpectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the breast lump, cyst, or suspicious tissue seen on the mammogram and some surrounding tissue as well. Lumpectomy can also be referred to as "breast sparing", "breast conserving" or "segmental mastectomy".

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Breast Cancer 29 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Invasive Lobular Carcinoma 3 1 Efficacy_major
DCIS (Ductal carcinoma in situ) 2 1 Efficacy_major
Doctor recommendation 1 2 Efficacy_major
Breast lump(s) 1 0
Benign Breast Tumor 1 0

See 1 patient currently having Lumpectomy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 3
Mild
 3
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Lumpectomy

Hospitalization 6
Balance problems 1
Tenderness 1
Pain in breast 1
Edema (fluid retention) 1
Small node on side of breast 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Having Lumpectomy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Not indicated 33   Not indicated: 100%

See all 33 patients who’ve stopped having Lumpectomy

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Having Lumpectomy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Stopped Having Lumpectomy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Lumpectomy

Always
 5 63%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 3 38%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Lumpectomy

Very
 2 25%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 13%
Not at all
 5 63%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Lumpectomy

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 25%
< $25
 3 75%

Report created on May 28, 2012.