| Over the past decade there has been
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| | the patient will undergo a series of
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| advancements in many of the treatments
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| | weeks of Radiation treatments to cleanse
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| available for Breast Cancer. Through
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| | the surrounding tissue and prevent
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| constant research we have come a long way
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| | recurrance.The mastectomy is still
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| from the limited treatment options
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| | available as a treatment options and this
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| available in the past. The top treatment
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| | is basically where
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| choices available today are surgery,
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| | all of the breast tissue is removed down
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| radiation, hormonal treatment
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| | to and sometimes including the chestwall
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| (anti-estrogen based) and chemotherapy.
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| | muscles. Radiation is also performed to
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| These 4 regimins are often used in
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| | cleanse the affected area after a
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| conjunction with each other or
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| | mastectomy in alot of cases.Radiation
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| adjuvantly. If you have been diagnosed
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| | Therapy: radiation therapy consists of
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| with breast cancer and are offered a
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| | the use of high powered X or
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| choice of treatments from this wide array
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| | gamma rays that precisely target the
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| it can be very confusing. We all know we
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| | area that is being treated. These X or
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| want what is best for us but sometimes
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| | Gamma
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| with the many options available how can
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| | rays are very effective in destroying
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| one be sure?We will try to provide you
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| | the cancer cells that might recur where
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| with an overview of the treatments
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| | the
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| available and how they
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| | tumor was removed.
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| relate to the stage of cancer you might
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| | The use of radiation therapy for breast
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| have. Use this information to educate
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| | cancer is usually given after surgery has
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| yourself so when it comes time for you
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| and your doctor to make a decision you
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| | been performed and the purpose of the
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| will
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| | radiation is to reduce the change that
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| know the facts on hand.There are 3
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| | the
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| General Types of Treatment Categories
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| | cancer will recur. Radiation reduces the
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| Available Today:Local Treatment (Regional
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| | risk of recurrance of breast cancer
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| Treatment) - this type of treatment is
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| | consdirably.Hormone Therapy: some breast
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| localized to the
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| | cancers are hormone-receptor positive.
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| breast and local lymphatics only or
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| | This means
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| adjacent lymphatics to where the tumor
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| | that the cancer will grow and spread if
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| was
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| | the hormone estrogen is present. If this
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| located.Systemic Treatments - treat the
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| | is
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| whole body and are usually reserved for
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| | found to be the case with your type of
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| the
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| | breast cancer then the us of
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| prevention of spread (metastases) or
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| | anti-estrogen
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| directy to target spread that has
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| | hormone therapy will probably be used to
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| occured.Alternative Therapy - these are
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| | lower the levels of estrogen in your body
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| considered holistic therapy and can be
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| helpful but
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| | which in turn will prevent the cancer
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| have never been proven to cure.
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| | cells from beign stimulated and growing
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| We will pay close attention to Local and
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| | or
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| Systemic treatments as the choices
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| | spreading to other parts of the body
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| available
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| | Tamoxifen has been used for years as a
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| to cure breast cancer.Surgery: surgery
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| | anti-estrogen hormone therapy drug with
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| has been the number one treatment option
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| | breast cancer. In 2005 clinical trials
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| available for breast
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| | from all of the world provided
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| cancer for well over the past century.
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| | information
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| Today unlike surgery in the past the
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| | saying that aromatase inhibitors worked
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| surgeons
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| | alot better than Tamoxifen in post
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| can precisely target the area consisting
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| | menopausal woman with hormone-receptor
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| of the tumor and surrounding tissue and
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| | positive breast cancer. Now this was
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| remove only what is necessary and
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| | only in post-menopausal woman and
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| leaving a considerable amount of breast
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| | Tamoxifen is still the drug of choice for
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| tissue in
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| | pre-
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| tact. These new methods have come a long
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| | menopausal woman.Chemotherapy: in some
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| way from the days of the radical
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| | breast cancers the risk over spread
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| mastecomy where patients where often
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| | (metastases) is greater
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| left deformed for life. And even the
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| | than in others. Remember everybody is
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| newer
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| | different and everybody's cancer will be
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| techniques available for a mastecomy
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| | different. If involvment of the lymph
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| today are alot less drastic than they
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| | nodes is found,tumor size is great
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| where say
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| | enough, or a
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| 30 years ago.Today most surgery done for
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| | higher grade is found your oncologist
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| breast cancer is considered
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| | might suggest chemotherapy alone with
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| breast-conserving therapy
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| | other
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| or what is commonly called a lumpectomy.
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| | treatments including surgery and
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| A lumpectomy is where only the tumor is
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| | radiation.
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| removed and then once this has been done
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