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Once the diagnosis has been made, you will probably talk with your primary
care physician along with several cancer specialists, such as a surgeon, a
medical oncologist and a radiation oncologist, to discuss your treatment
choices. These specialists will work together to help recommend the best
treatment for you.
In some cases, your cancer will need to be treated by using more than one
type of treatment. For example, if you have breast cancer, you might have
surgery to remove the tumor (by a surgeon), then have radiation therapy
to destroy any remaining cancer cells in or near your breast (by a radiation
oncologist). You also might receive chemotherapy (by a medical oncologist)
to destroy cancer cells that have traveled to other parts of the body. |
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