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Re: Rad or mastectomy ?
http://www.bmi.wisc.edu/Courses/542a...19%20NSABP.pdf
welcome to our board.
I'm sorry that you and your wife are dealing with a diagnosis of cancer. The link above is for a large study that showed no statistical difference in survival between mastectomy and lumpectomy plus radiation.
reconstruction can be a challenge. I personally would choose the lumpectomy with that diagnosis.
others on the board should be able to share their own experience making the decision between mastectomy and lumpectomy.
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Diagnosed 2007
Stage IIb Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Pagets, 3 of 15 positive nodes
Traditional Treatment: Mastectomy and Axillary Node Dissection followed by Taxotere, 6 treatments and 1 year of Herceptin, no radiation
Former Chemo Ninja "Takizi Zukuchiri"
Additional treatments:
GP2 vaccine, San Antonio Med Ctr
Prescriptive Exercise for Cancer Patients
ENERGY Study, UCSD La Jolla
Reconstruction: TRAM flap, partial loss, Revision
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