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Choice of biopsy and mastectomy options debated
Ben Gelman recounts urging his wife to Cleveland Clinic for a breast lump biopsy. He notes surgeons often require consent to radical mastectomy if cancer is found, but Dr George Crile Jr leads a lumpectomy approach, arguing early detection plus tissue-conserving surgery yields similar survival and better psychological outcomes.
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Ben Gelman
The
Southern Illinoisan
Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
George Crile Jr
Crile
Rosemary Campion
Vogue
Dr. Crile
Esquire
King Cancer