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Stg 1 brst cancer no lymp nodes. did tc chemo. will take pill 5 yrs. is radiation necessary?
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No: Almost certainly "no" unless there were some unusual circumstances at diagnosis. Your treating physician needs to make that decision. I don't know enough about you to give yo a definite answer.
Answered 5/19/2016
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