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| 1/3/2011 | I was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2009,but the pathology report said that I had the same spot on my mammogram the year before (in 2008), which was slightly larger than in year 2003.So what was the year of my diagnosys? The tumor was 7 mm. | ||
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| 1/3/2011 | the year of your diagnosis was the year your biopsy was performed and you learned you had breast cancer. i think you are asking how long have who had breast cancer-- that is unknown but hinesight is said to be 20/20. usually breast cancer has been present about 5 years to be 10mm. so it was there for several years before diagnosed. not unusual. | ||
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