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A member asked:
The mass has shrunk, so do i still have to have a lumpectomy?
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Yes: I would assume you are talking about a breast cancer that is being treated with chemotherapy and there is no metastatic disease. Surgery is the way to go after chemotherapy even if the breast lump had completely disappeared became non-palpable.
Answered 3/20/2013
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