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Breast cancer patient Tammy Surdo of New Egypt and her husband, Joe, talk to Dr. Robert Somer, a medical oncologist, in Willingboro. (DOUGLAS BOVITT\/Courier-Post)<\/p><\/div>\n

This week, the Courier-Post<\/em> published an article about breast cancer focusing on what happens after a patient is diagnosed. Patients and their families are encouraged to educate themselves about the best treatment options available and where they can receive treatment.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the biggest advancements in treatment has nothing to do with new medicines developed in labs; it has to do with treatment being more of a team effort among doctors, who take their marching orders from the patient,\u201d said Robert A. Somer, MD, Associate Director, Breast Program at Cooper Cancer Institute. \u201cThat means more options, but it also means the patient needs to take time to educate herself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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