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Expert: - 4/23/2009


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I had a tumor about 1.5 cm which was stage 1, mucinous cancer. I have had a
mastectomy with sentinel nodes removal. Pathology shows no lymph node
involvement. I understand that this is a low grade type of carcinoma. Will i need
to take tamoxiphen?

Answer
Only if the tumor did show the presence of hormonal receptors - and then mainly due to the size of the tumor. But there may be different opinions on this. I personally would at least also contemplate radiation therapy. But again opinions may differ.

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