is chemotherapy always necessary

I just had a lumpectomy which removed a 3 cm tumor. The surrounding area and sentinel lymph nodes were clear - no cancer spreading. I'm going to have to make a decision on my treatment to follow. Is chemo always necessary and decided based on size of tumor? will chemo be beneficial?

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