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If you haven't had the operation yet, I would highly recommend looking into intraoperative radiation, which is radiation they do right during the operation in the actual pocket left by the lumpectomy, instead of radiation afterwards. There is a good bit of evidence that, if you are a candidate for it, it is just as effective as postoperative radiation, and much easier on you. I had intraoperative radiation, and I had absolutely no sickness or skin burning or anything else associated with it.
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@nancyk71 Intraoperative radiation is not nearly as effective as external beam radiation. When you look at the recurrence data from the major IORT trials, the recurrence rates are very similar to the non-treatment arm on studies evaluating omission of radiation in low-risk disease. There is also the risk of still requiring external beam radiation when you have the IORT which is before the final pathology is resulted.