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Stage 0 Treatment Options
| Treatment Options |
STAGE 0
There is no evidence of cancer cells breaking out of the part of the breast in which they started or of getting through to or invading neighboring normal tissue. |
|---|---|
| Treatment to the Breast |
total mastectomy (radiation after mastectomy rarely needed) OR lumpectomy plus radiation OR lumpectomy alone (with or without internal radiation -- only for a limited subset of women) |
| Treatment to the Lymph Nodes |
none required |
| Chemotherapy |
usually none required |
| Hormonal Therapy |
hormonal therapy used for people with hormone-receptor-positive cancer |
| Targeted Therapy |
no current role |
| Treatment to Other Parts of the Body |
does not apply |
