Yes, but chemo first: It sounds like you will need chemotherapy. If you have breast cancer, and it is large, your doctor will likely advise you to have chemotherapy before surgery. This is called "neoadjuvant" chemotherapy. It will help shrink the cancer, which will make it easier to remove surgically. I have watched tumors the size of a baseball shrink to almost nothing with chemotherapy! best of luck to you!
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Breast cancer: The 1st thing you need to have is a complete evaluation to know your stage- to see if there is any involvement to the lymph node and most importantly to know if there is any spread to the distant organ- including the rib cage/bones. If no mets- when the chest wall is involved- surgery can't be the 1st tx. Likely, you will need chemotherapy first- to shrink it down then surgery later, if possible.
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Yes: I agree with my colleagues: staging tests first, then chemo, then surgery, and possibly radiation afterwards. Best to you.
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