There’s no one-size-fits-all approach, but early-stage breast cancer is very treatable. Your doctor will consider things like type, stage, and lifestyle.
Breast cancer is exceeded only by lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in women, and its incidence has been rising steadily over the past decade. In the 1990s, more than 1.5 million women will be newly diagnosed as having this disease; nearly 30% of these women will ultimately die of...
Treatment of Early-Stage Breast Cancer.Focuses on the issues concerning the treatment of first-stage breast cancer that were discussed during a convention held by the National Cancer Institute and the U.S. National Institute of Health Office of Medical Applications of Research on June 18-21, ...
In Stage 1 breast cancer, thecanceris still considered in an early stage. Learn about its treatment options. Stage 1 Breast Cancer Treatment Options Not Sure How to Start the Conversation About Early Breast Cancer Treatment? A 17-year breast cancer survivor walks you through how to prepare for...
Expert insights into the evolving therapeutic landscape for early-stage breast cancers, emphasizing targeted therapies and genomic testing for personalized treatment paradigms. Now Viewing EP: 1.Evolving Treatment Paradigms for Early-Stage Breast Cancers EP: 2.Overview of Genomic Assays for Early-Stage ...
The treatment of early stage breast cancer in elderly women now has two major end points: to improve disease-free survival and quality of life. Furthermore, the advent of new hormonal compounds, such as aromatase inhibitors and chemotherapeutic drugs (capecitabine and liposomal doxorubicin), less ...
George M, Omene C, Kalashnikova E, et al. Predicting response to neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) in patients (pts) with early-stage breast cancer (BC) using circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing.J Clin Oncol. 2024;42(suppl 16)abstr 569.doi:10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.569...
Surgery is considered primary treatment for early-stage breast cancer; many patients are cured with surgery alone. The goals of breast cancer surgery include complete resection of the primary tumor with negative margins to reduce the risk of local recurrences and pathologic staging of the tumor and...
Genetic advances have helped elucidate the heterogenous nature of breast cancer, however optimal strategies for patients with early-stage disease still need to be ironed out. Surgery, systemic therapy, and radiation therapy are 3 therapeutic approaches to consider for patients with early-stage breast ...
Patterns of treatment for early stage breast cancers at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center from 1997 to 2004. Y Shen,W Dong,BW Feig,P Ravdin,RL Theriault,SH Giordano. Cancer . 2009Shen Y, Dong W, Feig BW, Ravdin P, Theriault RL, Giordano SH (2009) Patterns of treatment for early ...