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50 yrs old, NICU RN, IDC diagnosed 11/1/2008

Diagnosis received 11/1/08 - Grade One Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma,...

11/06/08
Category: Breast Cancer

Tumor under nipple - is mastectomy a better choice?

My 7mm tumor (infiltrating ductal carcinoma) was just under my left nipple. I read an article that said that a mastectomy is recommended if the tumor is under the nipple. Fact or fiction?

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