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jkg1958
07/03/09

Why do I have to have radiation after chemo?

I was diagnoised with invasive ductual carcinoma grade III and had a lumpectomy to remove it.  The margins came back clean from the surgery.  I am having chemo treatments and herceptin for 1 year.  Shouldn't the lumpectomy and the chemo take care of the cancer?  Why do I have to…

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