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Removing 2 millimeters of tissue around breast cancer tumors prevents the disease from recurring in 98 percent of patients, British researchers say.

Dr. Stephen Ward of Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield, England, and colleagues studied 303 women who had breast-conserving surgery at the hospital from 2002 to 2008.

"Breast-conserving surgery followed by radiotherapy is a well-established alternative to breast removal and studies have demonstrated similar survival rates in patients undergoing these procedures," Ward, the lead author, says in a statement. "However patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery are more likely to have recurrent cancer and the amount of tissue removed around the tumor, known as the free margin, remains controversial." Read More...............