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A member asked:
Is radiation treatment always necessary? as in, after a lumpectomy for stage 1 breast cancer, will a doctor always assign that you get radiation treatment, or does it depend on the patient?
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Yes: A lumpectomy alone is insufficient rx for invasive breast cancer; radiation therapy is always necessary to lower the risk of local recurrence, except under unusual circumstances (ie, elderly pt w/small tumor& very poor health). Dcis (stage 0) may sometimes be treated by lumpectomy alone, depending on unique patient & tumor characteristics.
Answered 2/13/2020
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Breast cancer: Lumpectomy for breast cancer is followed by radiation treatment for local control.
Answered 9/4/2013
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