cancer surgery

How Long After Cancer Diagnosis Is Surgery?

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How Long After Cancer Diagnosis Is Surgery? Sometimes cancer surgery needs to happen as soon as possible. Other times, waiting a while is not a problem. And sometimes you might need chemotherapy or radiation before having surgery. It’s not unusual for patients to wait a few weeks after learning they have cancer to have surgery.

What Happens After A Cancerous Tumor Is Removed?

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What Happens After A Cancerous Tumor Is Removed? After a tumor is removed, surgeons check to make sure they have left a “negative margin” of healthy tissue all the way around the tumor. If no cancerous tissue can be seen growing through this margin, they can say that they have successfully removed all detectable cancer