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Breast Cancer In Situ: Managing Your Medical Care: Diagnosis To Treatment Decision

If Wait And See Is Recommended

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There are situations in which a cancer doctor recommends postponing treatment and insteading "waiting and seeing" what happens.

If this is your situaiton, make the follow-up appointment within the time period recommended by your doctor.

Ask your doctor if there are tests that he or she recommends that you take prior to the meeting so you can discuss the results at the meeting.

Before emotions start to get the better of you, read, Newly Diagnosed: Emotional Well Being.

You can help yourself feel that you are doing something by committing yourself to get your body in the best disease fighting shape. There is no guarantee that progression will be prevented, but you will feel more in control. Start eating a diet generally referred to as a Cancer Prevention diet, exercise, get rest, stop smoking, and do what you can to minimize stress. For information, see the documents in "To Learn More."


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