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2016-02-03 05:54:48
My mom was operated for "left modified radical mastectomy as on 19/01/2016 in Basavatarakam indo-american hostpital cancer hospital in hyderabad. and as per Immuno histo chemistry doctors were advising us go for chemotherapy. Please advise do have any other treatment to go instead of chemotherapy. And i have all soft copy of all reports if you need i will forward you te same.
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Hi, can for radiotherapy depending upon the staging of the disease. Chemotherapy may be given before surgery to shrink a large tumor and make surgery easier, called neoadjuvant chemotherapy. It may also be given after surgery to reduce the risk of recurrence, called adjuvant chemotherapy. Chemotherapy may also be given if a patient has a metastatic breast cancer recurrence.

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