Can you skip chemo for breast cancer, and why?
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Learn whether you can skip chemotherapy for breast cancer, what other treatments are available, and how doctors make this decision here.
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Can You Skip Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer?
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Can some breast cancer patients skip chemotherapy safely?
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Some cancer patients can skip treatments, 2 studies show
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