| Becoming diagnosed with cancer is one of the worst | | | | can cause damages to the tissue around the tumor. |
| things you can find out. It is becoming incredibly more | | | | There are other ways, as an alternative and an |
| common today with people infected with all types of | | | | addition in the breast cancer treatment mentioned |
| cancer. Among these, one of the more common | | | | above. Chemotherapy can be used before, after and |
| type is breast cancer and it is rapidly becoming more | | | | even as an alternative to surgery - it all depends on |
| prevalent. If you have been diagnosed with breast | | | | the type of breast cancer and the stage that it is in. |
| cancer, the next thing you should think about is to | | | | Hormonal treatment is often used after |
| consult your doctors on what are the breast cancer | | | | chemotherapy. Targeted therapy is also another way |
| treatments options that are available to you. This | | | | to treat breast cancer. With this type of treatment, |
| article will talk about some of the ways breast | | | | monoclonal antibodies are used to battle an over |
| cancer is currently being treated. | | | | abundance of HER2 protein in cancer cells slowing the |
| Depending on what stage the cancer is in, surgery or | | | | growth of the cancer cells in the process. When used |
| a lumpectomy (removal of just the lump) might be | | | | with chemotherapy, this can reduce the chances of |
| necessary. Lumpectomy is used for a breast | | | | cancer cells returning as well as improving the |
| conservation surgery where they want to keep the | | | | patient's survival rate. |
| breast. However, removal of the entire affected | | | | These are just a few of the many ways breast |
| breast might even be necessary. Surgical removal of | | | | cancer is being treated. Incidentally, these are the |
| the entire breast is known as a mastectomy. | | | | most commonly used and sometimes the most |
| After surgery, radiation therapy is commonly | | | | reliable treatments of breast cancer. A lot of |
| prescribed. The radiation therapy is used to reduce | | | | research is presently being conducted worldwide in |
| the chances that the cancer relapse. The radiation | | | | the hope of discovering the cure for breast cancer |
| therapy consists of gamma rays that target the | | | | and cancer in general. It's only a matter of time |
| tumor or where the tumor once was before the | | | | before a new and better treatment or cure is |
| surgery. The radiation removes the traces of cancer | | | | discovered. In the meantime, it's very important for |
| cells left behind around the area where the surgery | | | | you to be kept informed about breast cancer and |
| was performed. Unfortunately, the radiation also | | | | the type of breast cancer treatments that are |
| attacks the other normal cell in the body as well and | | | | available to you. |