Breast Cancer:Choosing Treatment

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After Three Lumpectomies, a Mastectomy Was My Best Option

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"I did speak to people who had mastectomies, and they look fine and they are fine." (3:17)
Gail's doctor said she could do a fourth lumpectomy, but there was no guarantee her breast cancer ordeal would be over.

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None of Gail's lumpectomies left clean margins—but three was enough for her. She opted for a mastectomy when her doctor came to her with bad news once again, even though it felt at first like such a big step.