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Chemo first and surgery after
I’m 47, single and no child. Diagnosed on 31 May 2023 with early breast cancer, ER+ PR+ HER2-, Stage3, large tumor 8cm, 1lymph node involvement , referred to Peter Mac Cancer Center, and recommended ...
The idea behind Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is to attack not only the cancer cells in the primary tumor but also to destroy any cells that may be circulating in the rest of the body. If you think about it, it makes sense to do this first then remove the primary tumor, which will now be much reduced in size.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/neoadjuvant-chemotherapy
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/neoadjuvant-chemotherapy