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DearB
9 years agoMember
Hi. Waiting for final results tomorrow
Good afternoon the last month has been a blur and filled with lots of tears. I went to gp for something else on the 24th of April and while I was there asked him to check a tiny lump in right breast...
Brenda5
9 years agoMember
Yes radiation therapy can be optional in some cases. It depends on what strain and size of breast cancer you have etc. I had a sit down with the head of radiography and he said (in my case) it would probably do more harm than good but i could insist on it if I wanted it. After a mastectomy and chemo I opted to follow his recommendation and not have radiation therapy.