If any of the following conditions were present, radiation therapy may be recommended after a mastectomy:
The tumor was larger than five centimeters
The removed tissue had a positive margin of resection (meaning that some cancer cells might still be present in that part of the chest)
Four or more lymph nodes were involved
The cancer was multi-centered, meaning that it occurred in several locations within the breast
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