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Chemotherapy, anti-oestrogen treatment and targeted therapies are what we call systemic treatments. That means that we expect the drugs to travel through the whole body to help kill microscopic cancer cells that have spread away from the breast and lymph nodes but are too small to be detectable. For ladies with early cancer these treatments can be considered as an "insurance policy" against the cancer coming back elsewhere in your body.
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An overview of some of the important features of your pathology report.
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Using your own tissue for breast reconstruction.
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The role of silicone implants in breast reconstruction.
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