Radical treatments for breast cancer often not needed

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cp418
cp418 Member Posts: 7,079
edited June 2014 in Just Diagnosed

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/01/3725889/radical-treatments-for-breast.html

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  • bennymuffins
    bennymuffins Member Posts: 412
    edited November 2013

    Interesting article! Thanks for posting the link, cp418. ThumbsUp

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  • Racy
    Racy Member Posts: 2,651
    edited November 2013

    This is a good news story. Not all clinics (in Australia) offer the most advanced radiation treatment options yet so we choose from the available options. But the surgical and chemo treatments are world class. (I must ask my onc about the reasons that radiation onc is not as advanced.)

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  • curveball
    curveball Member Posts: 3,040
    edited November 2013


    I think I have read other articles on similar topics--that many women choose to have a more drastic treatment when less radical measures might have the same survival and recurrence statistics. There may even be some studies in progress trying to figure out why people make this decision.

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