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I have breast tumor, can it be solved without surgery?
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No, sorry!: If you have breast cancer, surgery is always part of a curative treatment. That doesn't mean mastectomy necessarily; often a small surgery called a lumpectomy is enough.
Answered 12/16/2013
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