treatment options for cancer
- Surgery
- Radiation therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Hormone therapy
there are several surgical options depending on the severity of the cancer a lumpectomy removed the tumor and a small amount of neighboring tissue , mastectomies involve removing the entire breasts and its tissues
sentinel lymph node removal is typically perfoemed in addition to lumpectomies and mastectomies , here your surgeon will remove the lymph node closest to the tumor and check it for the presence of cancer cells if this note is clean it not be necessary to remove more lymph nodes
a prophylactic mastectomy is a preventative surgery for high-risk women that removes the entire breast to lower the risk of breast cancer
radiation Therapy uses high-energy x-rays or other types of radiation to kill the cancer cells or to keep them from growing internal radiation therapy can be used to treat the cancer from the inseide of the body with needles wires or catheters
chemo therapy is a treatment that uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells by either killing them or inhibiting thier cell division , once the drugs enter the bloodstream they can travel and reach cancer cells throughout the body
some types of breast cancers need hormones in order to grow and spread , hormone therapy works by blocking the cancer cells from receiving the natural hormones that they need test can show if your breast tumor has these receptors and if it is a good treatment option
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