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Becky · 04-15-2006, 12:08 PM

This was a good post Lani. Maryanne and I saw a speaker in February who did mention that the tide is turning on how to deal with a Stage IV patient's primary breast tumor. In the past, it was just left as is and other treatment besides surgery was employed. However, now it seems that a thoughtful review is done. Oncologists take into consideration how much metastatic disease is present and if the patient can withstand the surgery as well as recovery that is quick enough to resume chemo and other treatments.

Thanks again for a great post.

Becky

04-15-2006, 12:08 PM	#5
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	This was a good post Lani. Maryanne and I saw a speaker in February who did mention that the tide is turning on how to deal with a Stage IV patient's primary breast tumor. In the past, it was just left as is and other treatment besides surgery was employed. However, now it seems that a thoughtful review is done. Oncologists take into consideration how much metastatic disease is present and if the patient can withstand the surgery as well as recovery that is quick enough to resume chemo and other treatments. Thanks again for a great post. Becky