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I had a lumpectomy, mainly because my sister had a mastectomy and it did not save her. The survival rate does not improve with a mastectomy. She was 40 years old were she died 11 years ago. She was only stage 1 with no node involvement.
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DX 11/14/05, Stage 1C, Her2+ 3.4, ER+, PR+, K167 23%, Node Negative, MX0, Grade 3, 1.8CM, Lumpectomy 12/7/05; 6 rounds dense dose Taxol bi-weekly, 35 radiation, 1 year Herceptin, & Tamoxifen ongoing.
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