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Chemotherapy may also be used as treatment for metastatic breast cancer breast cancer that has spread to other organs of the body. Breast conserving surgery is an operation to remove the cancer and some normal tissue around it, but not the breast itself. Nbcf can help you create a supportive and welcoming work environment for your employees undergoing breast cancer treatment or adapting to life as a survivor through. Fall is quickly approaching, with october coming up very soon. A guide for the newly diagnosed offers authoritative, practical advice from a breast cancer survivor and medical professional. We work with thousands of cancer care providers across the country to find success as they shift to a valuebased care model. I was instructed by my breast cancer surgeon to start exercising m.
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