Radiation isn’t given routinely after mastectomy, but doctors wondered if radiation after mastectomy to remove early-stage breast cancer that had spread to just a few lymph nodes would offer benefits. A new study suggests that women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer that has spread to one to three lymph nodes are less likely to have a recurrence and more likely to survive breast cancer if they have radiation after mastectomy. bit.ly/1fNaY1f. If you’ll be having mastectomy to remove early-stage breast cancer that has spread to one to three lymph nodes, you may want to talk to your doctor about this study.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:01:22 +0000
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