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Lumpectomy Surgery In Detail

By Jennifer Heisler, RN, About.com

Updated: June 20, 2009

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Radiation Therapy & You. National Institutes of Health. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/radiation-therapy-and-you/page2

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