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Stephanie B. · 02-19-2007, 02:46 PM

I had a masectomy and they still wanted to do radiation. My rad onc explained to me that breast cancer can still come back in the scar tissue and it is better to radiate it and try to kill it than to take a chance without trying.

02-19-2007, 02:46 PM	#6
Stephanie B. Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 66	I had a masectomy and they still wanted to do radiation. My rad onc explained to me that breast cancer can still come back in the scar tissue and it is better to radiate it and try to kill it than to take a chance without trying.