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Adjuvant therapy is usually required in the treatment of breast cancer. It can prevent the cancer from spreading to other parts of the body and thus significantly increase a patient's chances for cure and long-term survival. Join Dr. Hope Rugo as she discusses the latest developments in adjuvant therapy, and how it is improving success rates in breast cancer treatment.
Keywords: breast cancer, treatment, therapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, medication, adjuvant therapy, epirubicin, adriamycin, antracycline, cytoxan, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, taxol, taxane, taxotere, herceptin, diagnosis, stage, staging, lymph node, risk factor, hormone receptor, estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, HER2
Finding out you have early-stage breast cancer can be overwhelming. But you can get a handle on the disease by learning some very crucial things about your own cancer. Getting the proper tests to determine the stage and characteristics of your cancer can help dictate what treatments are appropriate. Assembling the right team of doctors who are not only skilled, but also easy to talk to is another key element for managing the disease in the best possible way.
Keywords: Cancer, breast cancer, mammogram, lumpectomy, mastectomoy, lymph nodes, breast reconstruction, bone scan, low-grade lesion, high-grade lesion, in situ cancer, noninvasive cancer, invasive cancer, stage 0 cancer, stage 1 cancer, stage 2 cancer, stage 3 cancer, stage 4 cancer, radiation therapy, adjuvant therapy, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, hormonal treatments, tamoxifen, Nolvadex, anastrazole, Arimidex, anti estrogen, aromatase inhibitors, anti-aromatase agent, early stage disease, early stage breast cancer, lymph nodes, breast conservation
Although Magnetic Resonance Imaging has been used as a powerful tool in other fields for several years, its use for diagnosing breast cancer is a new development. Today, there is an increasing role for breast MRI in certain patients.
Keywords: MRI, magnetic resonance imaging, breast cancer, magnetic field, diagnosis, detection, metastasis, spread, lymph node, water, fat, mass, solid.
Breast cancer is a disease that can turn a woman's world upside down. There seem to be a million questions that need to be answered. But there are ways to help organize not only how you treat the disease, but the way in which you approach getting the right information to make treatment decisions. Discover what doctors and patients say about becoming your own best advocate.
Keywords: Breast cancer, newly diagnosed, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, breast tumor, breast neoplasm, treatment for breast cancer, hormonal therapy for breast cancer, breast biopsy, lymph nodes, medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, surgical oncologist, oncologist, mastectomy, chemotherapy
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