In this Breastcancer.org podcast, Marisa Weiss, M.D., Breastcancer.org’s chief medical officer, discusses a study examining survival rates after lumpectomy plus radiation or mastectomy for early-stage breast cancer. The study was presented at the 2015 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Dec. 8-12.
Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Weiss explain:

why lumpectomy plus radiation and mastectomy are both good choices for early-stage breast cancer surgery

why one type of surgery might be recommended over the other

why the researchers think there might have been a difference in survival rates