Treatment of invasive breast cancer, by stage Breast-conserving - TopicsExpress



          

Treatment of invasive breast cancer, by stage Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is often appropriate for earlier-stage invasive breast cancers if the cancer is small enough, although mastectomy is also an option. If the cancer is too large, a mastectomy will be needed, unless pre-operative (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy (chemo) can shrink the tumor enough to allow BCS. In either case, one or more underarm lymph nodes will need to be checked for cancer. Radiation will be needed for almost all patients who have BCS and some who have mastectomy. Adjuvant systemic therapy after surgery is typically recommended for all cancers larger than 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) across, and also sometimes for smaller tumors.
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 16:29:03 +0000

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