| Nowadays, the number of breast cancer are | | | | and some of the tissue surrounding. |
| increasing and with the new technology | | | | 2. Radiation therapy: One of the highly effective |
| advancement, it has save many life. In the past, | | | | technology which destroy the cancer cells in breast |
| maybe just only one or two options but now with | | | | after the surgery. Although many people fear about |
| the new technology, the treatment can be more | | | | radiation but it can reduce the risk of breast cancer |
| choices and it depends on what kind of cancer for | | | | recurrence by about 70% and it is easy and the side |
| the patients. These options such as surgery, | | | | effects for this is only limited to the treated area. |
| chemotherapy, radiation therapy and etc which is the | | | | 3. Chemotherapy: It is also known as systemic |
| additional treatment if compared with past few | | | | therapy which means affects the whole body by |
| years. | | | | going through the bloodstream. The purpose of this |
| Why the treatment able to lesser the painful of the | | | | treatment is to get rid of the cells which maybe will |
| patient? | | | | spread to another part of the body. Chemotherapy is |
| 1. Surgery: Normally surgery is the first line against | | | | effective because the drug will interfere with the |
| the breast cancer but the decisions is still with the | | | | rapidly dividing cells. |
| doctor because the doctor will determine what kind | | | | It is important that the treatment for the patients is |
| of surgery is suitable for the patients. There are | | | | different and normally doctor and nurses will keep |
| different types of surgeries such as Mastectomy and | | | | track for the side effects after the treatment and |
| Lumpectomy. Mastectomy is removal of all the | | | | provide the support to improve the emotional health. |
| breast tissue and Lumpectomy is remove the tumor | | | | |