Breast Cancer:Surgery and Radiation

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I Had Chemotherapy Before Surgery to Shrink the Tumor Down

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"I actually was very excited to go to surgery because I knew I was not going to feel that lump anymore" (1:16)
Karen focused on the knowledge that she'd be cancer-free after her surgery.

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Karen had chemotherapy before surgery because her tumor was too large to remove by lumpectomy without destroying much of her breast. So chemo was behind her when she went under the knife.