Supposing B is orientable, and supposing A#B is homeomorphic to C#B, does it follow that A and C are homeomorphic?

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Ok, I know this the statement "if A#B is homeomorphic to C#B, then A and C are homeomorphic" is not valid for n-manifolds A, B, and C if B is non-orientable.

Ex) T#P is homeomorphic to (P#P)#P, where T is the torus and P is the projective plane. However, T is not homeomorphic to P#P.

So, my question is: if we restrict B to being an orientable n-manifold, is the statement "if A#B is homeomorphic to C#B, then A and C are homeomorphic" valid for any n-manifolds A and C, be they orientable or non-orientable?