What is the cure rate of breast cancer

What is the cure rate of breast cancer? Does having breast cancer mean death? Patients and their families are very sensitive to this question. With the continuous improvement of my country's medical level, there has been a significant improvement in the treatment of breast cancer, but this does not mean that patients can be completely cured, because treatment is a systematic process. During the treatment, we must adopt different treatment plans according to the patient's condition, and also look at the patient's body mechanism.

According to data from China's health statistics, there were 2.39 million new cases of malignant tumors in China in 2005, 990,000 of which were new cases among women. Among them, 190,000 were breast cancers, accounting for 19% of the new cases of malignant tumors in women and ranking first among new cancer cases in women.

Experts point out that the incidence of breast cancer in economically developed cities ranks first among female malignant tumors, and is increasing at a rate of three percent each year.

Why are there more breast cancers in areas with better living conditions? Experts believe that breast cancer is related to endocrine disorders. In cities, girls start menstruating at the age of 9 or 10, and are still menopausal in their 50s. They have early menarche and late menopause, which undoubtedly prolongs the time for estrogen to stimulate the breasts. In addition, work pressure is high, especially for some working women who often work overtime, which is prone to endocrine disorders. In addition, urban women give birth after the age of 30, or even do not give birth or breastfeed, which are all predisposing factors for breast cancer.

Avoid unnecessary radiation exposure

At present, there are countless radiations. Experts say that computers at work emit low-frequency radiation, mobile phones emit electromagnetic radiation, microwave ovens emit electromagnetic radiation, driving GPS emits radiation, and listening to music MP3 emits radiation. Radiation is everywhere in modern society. Although the radiation of each product is limited to a safe range, when all the radiation is accumulated, long-term and excessive exposure to electromagnetic radiation will definitely be harmful to the body.

Women's breasts are more sensitive to the carcinogenic activity of ionizing radiation, and the effects of ionizing radiation are cumulative. Multiple small-dose exposures are as dangerous as a single large-dose exposure. Experts say that women can have a mammogram every 1.5 to 2 years, and if there are any breast abnormalities, they should be reexamined every six months.

Breast-conserving treatment for early breast cancer

Breast cancer should be treated with surgery first, and after surgery, comprehensive treatment should be given according to the condition. Experts from Huxiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Cancer Hospital said that if early breast cancer is treated properly, the cure rate is as high as more than 90%, and there will be no recurrence for 8-10 years.

In early breast cancer cases, surgery is still the only way to completely remove the lesions. After surgery, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy or radiotherapy, and targeted therapy are combined according to pathology and related tests. With the continuous improvement of modern treatment levels, more and more treatment methods are available. The widely used breast-conserving surgery has achieved the same effect as radical resection and modified radical surgery. For women who regard breasts as their life, it can remove the cancer and keep the breasts intact, minimizing the damage to their body and mind, and significantly improving the cure rate of early breast cancer.

With the development of medical technology and the continuous improvement of drugs for treating breast cancer, the cancer cells of early breast cancer have not yet spread and the infiltration is only superficial. Not only does it not require a total mastectomy, but it can also be treated with local surgery and comprehensive treatments such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy, which greatly increases the cure rate of early breast cancer and can even be cured completely.

Unfortunately, most of the patients that doctors encounter in clinic are patients with mid-stage or advanced breast cancer. Fifty percent of breast cancer patients in outpatient clinics have lymph node metastasis. Experts emphasize that there are still many treatments for mid-stage or advanced breast cancer, such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, targeted therapy, and traditional Chinese medicine. For example, some patients can receive extremely satisfactory results with targeted drugs and traditional Chinese medicine.

Experts say that the main factor that determines the cure rate of breast cancer is its stage. The cure rate of early stage breast cancer is high, while the cure rate of late stage breast cancer is low. The five-year cure rate of stage one breast cancer is 90% to 95%, stage two is 70% to 80%, stage three is about 50% to 60%, and stage four is less than 10%. Therefore, the earlier the stage, the better the cure rate. Early diagnosis and early treatment are recommended.

The cure rate of breast cancer is related to the stage. The cure rate of early breast cancer is high, while the cure rate of late stage is low. It is generally believed that the cure rate of stage 1 breast cancer is usually expressed in 5 to 10 years of survival, because the chance of recurrence within 5 years is relatively high, and the chance of recurrence after 5 years is significantly reduced.