This approach kills the cancer while improving cure rates and decreasing the chance of the cancer returning. It also spares patients the damaging side effects of treatment caused by toxic chemotherapy, less-precise radiation therapy, unnecessary diagnostic radiology and surgery.Following is a summary ...
Currently, the average risk of developing breast cancer over a lifetime is 13% (a 1 in 8 chance). The good news is that today, 90% of women with breast cancer are still alive five years after their diagnosis due to earlier detection and advanced treatment options....
Is it from the toxicity of the pill? Or is it something else, and everyone's always worried “Is this the cancer?” For these drugs, they tend to [cause] a lot of stiffness when you've been sitting or when you wake up in the morning. But as you move and stretch … that side ...
Cancer is detected in 4-9 axillary lymph nodes or around the breastbone (through imaging tests or a physical exam) if the tumor is greater than 5 cm. Small clusters of breast cancer cells (more than 0.2 mm but less than 2 mm) are identified in lymph nodes, or the tumor is larger th...
Beyond family planning OCs are known to protect against the development of ovarian and endometrial cancers; no other drug is known to have a protective effect against any type of cancer. The relationship between OCs and breast cancer however is less clear. The controversy persists over whether or...
There are many types of treatment for breast cancer, including chemotherapy, which may be given intravenously (infusion), by injection, or orally (pill). While indications and duration may differ depending on the prescribed regimen, all treatments have the potential to cause side effects. If you...
Hormone therapy is used when your breast cancer is hormone receptor-positive. It does not help when the tumors do not have hormone receptors. Tamoxifen Tamoxifen(Nolvadex,Soltamox) is a pill you take daily. It's been prescribed for decades to treat breast cancer. Women of any age can use ...
As many as one in three women treated for breast cancer undergo unnecessary procedures, but a new method for diagnosing it could do a better job distinguishing between benign and aggressive tumors.
Causes of Breast Cancer: Medical Treatment Medical treatment with chemotherapy, radiation, or immunosuppressive drugs used to decrease the spread of cancer throughout the body can also cause damage to healthy cells. Some "second cancers," completely separate from the initial cancer, have been known ...
The BJC is owned by Cancer Research UK, a charity dedicated to understanding the causes, prevention and treatment of cancer and to making sure that the best new treatments reach patients in the clinic as quickly as possible. The journal reflects these aims. It was founded more than fifty year...