| Breast cancer is found to be the most common | | | | many types of mastectomy, depending on the size |
| cancer in women. Before extensive hard work was | | | | of the cancer or lymph node that needs to be |
| done in the medical world to combat the deadly | | | | removed. The two most important types are partial |
| disease called cancer, most women gave up hope | | | | mastectomy and total mastectomy. |
| when diagnosed for any kind of cancer, not only | | | | Radiation therapy is only needed when a partial |
| breast cancer. Fortunately, there are a lot of | | | | mastectomy is done or a lumpectomy. Radiotherapy |
| methods that can be used for the treatment of | | | | uses high energy rays, that is, gamma -ray or x-ray |
| cancer nowadays. The type of treatment to be used | | | | to destroy any cancer cell that may remain in the |
| depends on some factors such as the tumor stage | | | | breast from reoccurring from the original site. |
| of the cancer, the type of the tumor, the general | | | | Therapy takes few minutes, five times a week for a |
| health of the affected patient, and the characteristics | | | | period of 6weeks. |
| of the tumor.All this analyzed will help in evaluating | | | | Just like radiation therapy, the alternative therapy |
| the kind of treatment to be used. | | | | method is Chemotherapy. It uses anticancer drugs to |
| Removal of the tumor by means of Surgery by a | | | | destroy cancer cell. It is used mainly when the cancer |
| cancer Specialist, called an oncologist, is the first step | | | | cell have spread to other part of the body. Its in a |
| in the treatment of cancer. Support adjuvant | | | | form of shots or dose. |
| program like Radiation therapy, chemotherapy and | | | | Hormone therapy is the use of Tamoxifen, an |
| hormone therapy will follow afterwords. The therapy | | | | estrogen-like compound that binds to the breasts' |
| is carried out to prevent re occurrence of the cancer. | | | | estrogen receptors (ER) and makes them unavailable |
| Lumpectomy is a type of surgery where the total | | | | to estrogen (cancer-promoting activity hormone |
| removal of the breast is avoided. It only involves the | | | | found in the breast) to stop the growth of cancer |
| removal of the cancer. This is used mostly in the | | | | cell from reoccurring after operation. Further |
| case of early stage. It is believed to be as effective | | | | treatment researches are being carried out daily to |
| as mastectomy. | | | | improve on the flaws and shortcomings of the |
| Mastectomy is the removal of the part of the breast | | | | present ones listed here. |
| depending on where the tumor is located. There are | | | | |