Surgery Breast Cancer
The surgery aims to remove the tumor and assess its seriousness and its extent.
The nodes near the tumor were immediately analyzed.
The surgical tecchniques being less invasive, the procedure preserves more affected part by scraping the tumor.
* For very small localized tumors, such as endoscopic surgery allows for smaller openings and cause less post-operative complications.
* A single ablation may be sufficient for certain cancers, such as the skin slowly evolving.
* Surgery is usually followed by other treatments such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy to prevent recurrence and the onset or development of metastases.
Chemotherapy Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy involves administering drugs that destroy cancer cells. The pace and duration of treatment varies according to each cancer, each patient and the protocol established during the consultation meeting multidisciplinary (RCP). It is intended to reduce the maximum risk of recurrence of the disease. It is usually performed after surgery. Its duration is variable. It usually takes 6 months for breast cancer. But in cases of recurrent disease and / or upon the occurrence of metastases, treatment may extend longer.
Some chemotherapy is administered in pill form, but most are injecting: The surgeon can put in place under local anesthesia in most cases, a central catheter, tube end, he introduced under the skin into a vein deep. The injections are well through the skin into the catheter, thus avoiding repeated injections. Treatment with chemotherapy may include one or more drugs
Chemotherapy can be programmed before surgery: the neo-adjuvant chemotherapy
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