Thursday, March 24, 2011

Breast Cancer Treatment Options

In this era the treatment of breast cancer is possible now.There are various  procedures of breast cancer treatment.Treatment options  depends on the stage of the cancer while it is in the breast only or has reached to other places in the body, the type of breast cancer, certain trait of the cancer cells and while  the cancer is arrived in the other breast. A woman's age, menopausal status while a woman still has menstrual periods and her health status can also influence treatment options.

Following are the treatment options

Surgical procedure :Verdict about surgical procedure depend on many factors.Doctor usually decides the kind of surgery that’s most appropriate for existing cancer  based on the stage of the cancer.These are the kinds of surgical procedures.

Lumpectomy (known as breast-conserving surgery, is the dismissal of only the tumor and a small amount of surrounding tissue)

Mastectomy (is the dismissal of all of the tissues of breast. Mastectomy is more clarified and it used to be because in most cases,in  this procedure the  muscles under the breast usually not removes.)

Lymph node dismissal (can take place during lumpectomy and mastectomy if the biopsy shows that breast cancer has reached outside the milk duct.)

Breast reconstruction (is the reforming of the breast after mastectomy and sometimes lumpectomy. Reconstruction can take place at the same time as cancer-removing surgery.

Prophylactic mastectomy (is defensive  dismissal of the breast to lower the risk of breast cancer).

Prophylactic ovary removal (is a defensive surgery that decreases the amount of estrogen in the body,which creates difficulty  for estrogen to stimulate the development of breast cancer)


Cryotherapy (also called cryosurgery, uses acute cold to freeze and kill cancer cells.At once, cryotherapy is an exploratory  treatment for breast cancer)

Chemotherapy

In cancer treatment chemotherapy commit to the use of chemicals to kill or slow the growth of briskly multiplying cells like cancerous cells.Chemotherapy treatment uses medicine to weaken and destroy cancer cells in the body.Chemotherapy is derived from the word "chemo" is a systemic therapy which intend it affects the whole body by going through the bloodstream.

Chemotherapy consist of unification of drugs.For breast cancer, chemotherapy drugs are given directly into a vein or orally by mouth. Once the drugs reached in to the  the bloodstream they travel to all parts of the body in order to reach cancer cells that may have reached beyond the breast therefore chemotherapy is considered a "systemic" form of breast cancer treatment., chemotherapy may be given after a lumpectomy or mastectomy. This treatment helps to decline the chance of breast cancer habituation.This is one of the most effective treatment of breast cancer.


Radiation Therapy (Radio therapy)

Radiation therapy is a grade of cancer treatment that account high levels of radiation to kill cancer cells or keep them from growing and dividing  while minimizing damage to healthy cells.Radiation therapy  also called radiotherapy.Radiation can decline the exposure, of breast cancer reappearance by about 70%.In radio therapy radiation is delivered to the affected breast and, in some cases to the lymph nodes under the arm or at the collarbone.Radiation therapy is mostly  given after a lumpectomy and rarely after a mastectomy to reduce your risk of local reappearance of cancer in that breast.


Types of radiations
There are two main types of radiation

Internal Radiation(internal radiation is not a common method of giving radiation. It is being studied for use after lumpectomy. Internal radiation is most commonly delivered using multiple small tubes).

External Radiation(External radiation, at times called external beam radiation, is the most common type of radiation. In this technique, a large machine called a linear accelerator aims a beam of high-energy radiation at the portion affected by the cancer).

Hormonal Therapy


Hormonal therapy is a cancer treatment that abolishes hormones or blocks their action and stops cancer cells from building. Hormones are substances produced by glands in the body and circulated in the blood. Hormonal therapy medicines are whole-body treatment for hormone-receptor-positive breast cancers.

Targeted Therapies
Targeted therapy is a type of treatment that includes medicines or other substances to recognize and destroy specific cancer cells without damaging normal cells. Monoclonal antibodies and tyrosine kinase inhibitors are two types of targeted therapies used in the treatment of breast cancer.

Holistic MedicineThe aim of  this medicine is to stable the person  physically, mentally, and emotionally.It  highlights the need to look at the whole person, including analysis of physical, nutritional, environmental, emotional, social, spiritual and lifestyle values.

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