Breast Cancer:Surgery and Radiation

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Your Breast Cancer Treatment Plan Can't Wait Until Surgery

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"You don't want to be at surgery making decisions, particularly with breast cancer" (:37)
Breast surgeon Amber Guth says make a plan ahead of time that you can stick to—no matter what happens in surgery.

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So much information is available in advance of surgery—how removing the cancer will affect your anatomy, how extensive the disease is, which treatments will work for you—that breast surgeon Amber Guth says making a plan ahead of time will get you the best results.