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Suggest Suitable Therapy For An Initial Stage Of Breast Cancer
At a prominent state hospital, a 45-year-old woman is receiving a ‘combined modality' treatment for the initial stage of breast cancer. State the two aspects included in this treatment. State the methods by which a radiation oncologist can administer these therapies. Additionally, state four major differences between the two modes of treatment.
Mon, 22 Jan 2018
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Initial stage of breast cancer is treated by
Surgery and radiation therapy, often along with chemotherapy or other drug therapies either before or after surgery.
Surgery is usually the first step in treating early breast cancer.
You may have a mastectomy (the entire breast is removed) or a lumpectomy (only the tumor and some surrounding tissue are removed).
With either type of surgery, some lymph nodes in the underarm area (axillary nodes) may be removed to find out whether the cancer has spread there.
Radiation therapy
Women who have a lumpectomy also have radiation therapy to the breast to get rid of any cancer cells that may remain. This lowers the chances of the cancer coming back (recurrence)
Most women who have a mastectomy do not need radiation therapy.
In some cases, radiation therapy is used after mastectomy to treat the chest wall and the axillary nodes.
Regards
DR DE
Initial stage of breast cancer is treated by
Surgery and radiation therapy, often along with chemotherapy or other drug therapies either before or after surgery.
Surgery is usually the first step in treating early breast cancer.
You may have a mastectomy (the entire breast is removed) or a lumpectomy (only the tumor and some surrounding tissue are removed).
With either type of surgery, some lymph nodes in the underarm area (axillary nodes) may be removed to find out whether the cancer has spread there.
Radiation therapy
Women who have a lumpectomy also have radiation therapy to the breast to get rid of any cancer cells that may remain. This lowers the chances of the cancer coming back (recurrence)
Most women who have a mastectomy do not need radiation therapy.
In some cases, radiation therapy is used after mastectomy to treat the chest wall and the axillary nodes.
Regards
DR DE
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