WOMEN’S PROBLEMS: TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER
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If a positive diagnosis of breast cancer is made, the treatment that follows depends on many factors. It will depend on the ‘stage’ that the growth has reached. The more advanced the disease (and the higher the stage, which is numbered from 1 to 4), the poorer the outlook. Surgery depends on the subsequent chances of a cure. Poor prognosis cases will benefit little from any form of therapy, and major surgery is often not undertaken. In those with a low stage disease, surgery may be highly valuable, for the chances of a cure are dramatically increased.Certain breast cancers contain what are called hormone receptors. If present, these patients may benefit greatly from the use of certain hormones, or from the surgical removal of other body organs that produce certain hormones. In certain cases, this has improved the longevity outlook.In recent years, an enormous amount of work has been carried out in search of drugs that may improve a patient’s future. Treatment with drugs in conjunction with surgery or radiotherapy is termed adjuvant therapy. Better results in the future may result from improvements in drug therapy. This seems to be the way in which current research is heading.Some researchers have found that many women will not visit their doctor for breast checking for fear of the consequences. Even if they have discovered a lump themselves, they still refuse to seek attention. A major reason is the fear of a mutilating surgical operation. Many feel this will totally destroy their appearance and rob them of their femininity. Procrastination can only spell doom and disaster, if the lump is malignant.*132\45\4*
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