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Stage IIA and IIB
| Treatment Options | STAGE IIA and IIB tumor less than 2 cm and/or lymph nodes under the arm involved (IIA) OR
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| Treatment to the Breast | modified radical mastectomy; radiation after mastectomy may be needed OR lumpectomy plus radiation, in some cases following chemotherapy to shrink a large single cancer |
| Treatment to the Lymph Nodes | axillary lymph node removal by traditional approach OR sentinal lymph node dissection (for people without enlarged nodes) AND possible radiation to supraclavicular and/or internal mammary lymph nodes |
| Chemotherapy | chemotherapy commonly recommended |
| Hormonal Therapy | hormonal therapy used for people with hormone-receptor-positive cancer |
| Targeted Therapy | targeted therapy may be used for people with cancers that have certain characteristics (for example, cancers with too many HER2 protein receptors) |
| Treatment to Other Parts of the Body | does not apply |