One topic not mentioned in this article about whether or not to have a mastectomy is that of genetic mutations. I had a lumpectomy in 2007 for Stage 1 IDC. I had adriamycin and cytoxan for 4 months and then taxol for 2 months. This was followed by 7 weeks of radiation. I had genetic testing done and I was negative for BRAC1 and BRAC2, although there were many cases of breast cancer in my father

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