Breast Cancer Treatment
By Antin. If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, the next thing you should think about is to consult your doctors on what are the breast cancer treatments options that are available to you. If the breast cancer has spread to a different part of the body, surgery can’t treat the cancer completely. In this case, surgery generally combines by chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or medication therapy to kill the rest of cancer cells in the body. In other case, they can be used alone as primary breast cancer treatment.
Chemotherapy is a breast cancer treatment with anticancer drugs, normally administered either orally or intravenously. The drug flows through the blood stream and is aimed to interfere with the DNA of cancer cells.
Radiation therapy on breast cancer treatment uses high-energy rays to end the growing and dividing of cancer cells. This breast cancer treatment deposits energy in the affected area, damaging the genetic material and stopping the growth of cancer cells. Though it damages normal cells as well, these are usually able to repair themselves after treatment.
Medication on breast cancer treatment uses a wide variety of drugs, either alone or in combination with a surgical procedure. The most common medicine is tamoxifen, which blocks the estrogen in the breast, thus helping slow the growth and dividing of cancer cells. Other medications that are used on breast cancer treatment include Herceptin, Ellence, Taxol, Docetaxel and Aromasin.
With the fast developing of medical technologies, more and more breast cancers can be treated successfully. However, breast cancer is still a cause of death for a large number of women worldwide. Regular breast examination is essential to ensure you discover any possible disease in time and get a treatment to cure it.
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