a breast surgeon. They stuck in a needle,
pulled out some cells, and it looked pretty
dubious, so the recommendation was to
get a lumpectomy, which is a procedure to
take out just the lump.”
In addition to removing
the lump, the procedure also
involves removing the area immediately around it to assure
that it is cancer free. If it is,
it’s considered having “clear
margins.” Mary didn’t get clear
margins.
Worrying about how many
lumpectomies she'd have to
undergo before she did, Mary
chose to get a mastectomy.
“There’s never a guarantee.
The pathology report came back from t