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Are there any treatments for breast cancer besides surgery, chemo, and radiation?

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Dr. Devon Webster answered

Specializes in Medical Oncology

Yes: Most breast cancers are first treated with surgery. After breast-conserving surgery, radiation is necessary. Not all breast cancers need treatment with chemotherapy. If a breast cancer is estrogen sensitive, it can often be treated with an oral medication that blocks estrogen instead of chemotherapy.

Answered 9/5/2012

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Yes: There is also the hormonal class of medication.

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