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Sherryg683 · 05-30-2008, 08:56 PM

There have been many articles recently about how it is beneficial to remove the tumor even if the cancer has spread. I had a lumpectomy before I started chemo, although at the time we weren't sure what stage I was then. I am glad we removed the initial tumor because I would always feel that traces of it were still there waiting to spread. sherryg683

05-30-2008, 08:56 PM	#18
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	There have been many articles recently about how it is beneficial to remove the tumor even if the cancer has spread. I had a lumpectomy before I started chemo, although at the time we weren't sure what stage I was then. I am glad we removed the initial tumor because I would always feel that traces of it were still there waiting to spread. sherryg683 __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!