How to Use lumpectomy in a Sentence

lumpectomy

noun
  • The breast is small and a lumpectomy would leave you with very little breast tissue.
    — Adele Jackson-Gibson, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2019
  • My breasts are now two different sizes because of the lumpectomy.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The lumpectomy and the removal of several lymph nodes, and then the second surgery, had left her sore and bruised.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • Ncube’s journey started with a lumpectomy.
    — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026
  • My mother opted for a lumpectomy, since her strain of cancer is non-aggressive.
    — Michelle Said, Marie Claire, 18 July 2017
  • With a lumpectomy, the surgeon removes the tumor and a small amount of tissue around it, leaving the rest of the breast as is.
    — Adele Jackson-Gibson, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The actress has since had a lumpectomy and radiation and had her first clean scan earlier this year.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Thomas, was diagnosed with a severe form of the disease three years ago and underwent a lumpectomy.
    — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Bailey said a lumpectomy — which removes the cancerous growth but not the entire breast — was not an option.
    — Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Oct. 2019
  • All 891 women in the study had a lumpectomy, meaning not all but part of the breast was removed to get the tumor.
    — Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2011
  • Many women with two or three breast tumors can get by with lumpectomy surgery instead of having their whole breast removed, a new study suggests.
    — Arkansas Online, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Couric decided to have a lumpectomy, or surgery to remove the tumor, on July 14.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Surgery is typically a lumpectomy, where the tumor and a small amount of tissue are removed from the breast, Iyengar said.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • She will be treated with chemotherapy and a lumpectomy, followed by radiation.
    — Anna Wilde Mathews, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2020
  • All bandaged up and in pain after a lumpectomy during her second cancer fight, David hulked her way through improv and an audition for a film.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2017
  • In August 2017, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a lumpectomy.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • She was diagnosed with a noninvasive form of breast cancer in 2010 and had a lumpectomy.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • After a moment’s thought, Greenwald told her to do the lumpectomy—and the tamoxifen, which would cut the chance of cancer recurrence in half.
    — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • After the retrieval, Mehl went through four rounds of chemotherapy, daily bouts of radiation, and a lumpectomy.
    — Kayla Webley Adler, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2018
  • Most patients are candidates for Hidden Scar™, which can be used with nipple sparing mastectomies as well as lumpectomies.
    — chicagotribune.com, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Even the name is a misnomer, Mackey said, since the same pain can arise among women who’ve had other procedures, including lumpectomies and lymph node surgeries.
    — CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Even the name is a misnomer, Mackey said, since the same pain can arise among women who’ve had other procedures, including lumpectomies and lymph node surgeries.
    — Brett Kelman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Now cancer-free, Sharon endured months of chemotherapy and a lumpectomy in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
    — Michelle Matthews | [email protected], al, 7 June 2020
  • After five years, just 3% saw cancer come back, similar to rates from previous lumpectomy studies in patients with only one tumor.
    — Arkansas Online, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Navratilova was diagnosed with a noninvasive form of breast cancer in 2010 and had a lumpectomy.
    — Julianne McShane, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2023
  • This revealed that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer on June 21, and had a lumpectomy on July 14.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Crow underwent a lumpectomy and seven weeks of radiation therapy and was declared cancer-free.
    — Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Some patients have been required to take detours as hospitals cut back on surgeries, including the lumpectomies and mastectomies that are often the first step in breast cancer treatment.
    — Joel Rubinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2020
  • The device was supposed to help breast cancer patients heal after a lumpectomy, which is the surgical procedure to remove tumors while keeping much of the breast intact.
    — Annika Inampudi, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • Just a few days after her diagnosis, Crampton underwent a lumpectomy and had two lymph nodes removed, which required a six-week recovery.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025

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