One surgical treatment includes Lumpectomy, also called breast conservation. ... This treatment also is a less painful procedure and less costly. ... It also may be used as a primary treatment for women with more advanced cases of breast cancer to reduce the size of the tumor for more convenient surgical removal. ... Long term physical therapy might have to come in later after chemotherapy is done; as well as not the cheapest procedure to conduct. ... Radiation is one of the most costly procedures done. ...

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Benign tumors are usually treated by surgical removal of the infected tissue. ... The procedure is quite simple and it could save your life. ... Treatments and therapy include surgical removal of the infected tissue, Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy drugs, Radiation, Brachythreapy, and Hormone blocking therapy. ... Brachytherapy is a traditional method of therapy in which a tiny amount of flexible tubes are inserted surgically into the area of the tumor. ...

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The only way to make a positive diagnosis on a suspect lump in the breast is by having a biopsy, a minor surgical procedure in which the lump or part of the lump is removed and examined under a microscope for cancerous cells. ... If only the lump and some surrounding breast tissue are removed, leaving most of the breast intact, the procedure is called a partial mastectomy, or lumpectomy. ... It also may be used as the primary treatment for women with more advanced cases of breast cancer to reduce the size of the tumor for more manageable surgical removal. ...

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When the polyp becomes a tumor and reaches Stage 1 or Stage 2, the tumor and a portion of the colon on both sides can surgical removed. ... This is one of the most common surgical procedure employed when treating colon cancers. ... Side Effects As with any surgical procedure, colon surgery may result in complications such as wound infection, dehiscence (bursting of wound) or hernia, anastomosis breakdown, leading to abscess or fistula formation, and/or peritonitis (abdominal infection), Bleeding with or without hematoma (blood clot) formation, adhesions resulting in bowel obstruction, Adjacen...

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The usual treatment is surgical removal, followed by radiation and/or chemotherapy. ... Testicular cancer can be treated by three different procedures. ... The third and last procedure is chemotherapy, which uses anticancer drugs to kill cancer cells throughout the body. ...

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The usual treatment is surgical removal, followed by radiation and/or chemotherapy. ... Testicular cancer can be treated by three different procedures. ... The third and last procedure is chemotherapy, which uses anticancer drugs to kill cancer cells throughout the body. ...

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