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desinha
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8 years ago

Lumpectomy with Radiation Therapy VS Mastectomy

I know every case is different however generally speaking, once we are diagnosed with Breast Cancer - which option (Lumpectomy with Radiation Therapy or Mastectomy) is better if the key objective is ...
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Jen79x
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8 years ago
I am triple negative and brac1 so they are going to take the left side at the same time and reconstruct in the same surgery. I’ve had chemo first - ac-t but with weekly carboplatin added because if brac1 I have 6 more chemo to go then done ! Following that radiation (because of tnbc) and then surgery. Oncologist is being as agressive as can - I’m 38 think she thinks I can handle it (not easy for any of us)