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The cameras follow her as she undergoes two lumpectomies - a type of surgery that removes a portion of breast tissue.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Elsewhere, glass in the shape of biological masses is covered in delicate wire and thread, looking like the oversize results from lumpectomies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Those lumpectomies and mastectomies are essentially “fear-ectomies” that remove something frightening but not medically threatening.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2024

They followed nearly 200 women with two or three tumors in one breast who had lumpectomies followed by radiation.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

These days many surgeons routinely limit themselves to lumpectomies.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve