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Cancer Staging and Grading On this page: Overview Overview The stage of a cancer describes how much cancer is in the body and where it …
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… Breast Cancer: Lymph Node Surgery for Staging Cancer On this page: Overview Overview …
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… Radiation for Early-Stage Breast Cancer On this page: Treatment Overview Why It Is Done How … beam radiation therapy uses doses of radiation to kill cancer cells. A beam of radiation is aimed at the tumour … treatment is given to most people with early-stage breast cancer who choose breast-conserving surgery such as …
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… Breast Cancer: Should I Have Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this … are so that you can talk to your doctor about them. Breast Cancer: Should I Have Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast …
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… 6. The vaccine has been shown to protect against various cancers caused by HPV. Your child may be offered other … HPV vaccine? The HPV vaccine provides protection against cancers and genital warts caused by 9 types of HPV. It … 7 types of HPV that cause about 90 percent of cervical cancers and several other cancers such as cancers of the …
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… Thinking About Bilateral Mastectomy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer On this page: Overview Overview For years, studies have shown that for early-stage breast cancer, women who have breast-conserving surgery ( … In recent years, a growing number of women with early-stage cancer have chosen to have both the affected breast and …