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AFTER TREATMENT > Follow-up care
FOLLOW-UP CARE
After you complete your breast cancer treatment, you and your doctor will set a plan for your follow-up care.
Your follow-up will likely include a schedule for regular clinical breast examinations and screening mammograms that will help detect any signs of possible recurrence (cancer coming back). There may also be other tests to check for signs of recurrence. The follow-up plan may be different for different patients, so discuss your plan with your doctor.
Follow-up care is important because you have had breast cancer, and therefore you have a higher than average risk level for getting breast cancer again.
As with the original cancer, if there is a recurrence, detecting it early and getting prompt treatment will offer the best chance for a positive outcome.
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