<prompt> Role of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in breast carcinoma patient is: March 2011Curing distant metastasisTo shrink the tumour to enable breast conserving therapyLimiting metastasisSymptomatic  <response>: Ans. B: To shrink the tumour to enable breast conserving therapy Primary chemotherapy neoadjuvant is being used in many centres for large but operable tumours that would traditional require a mastectomy and almost ceainly postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy The aim of this treatment is to shrink the tumour to enable breast conserving surgery to be performed 