What are the treatments for breast cancer?

Breast cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in women, usually occurring in the glandular epithelial tissue of the breast. It is a disease that seriously affects women's physical and mental health and even threatens their lives. Male breast cancer is rare. If breast cancer can be diagnosed early and treated appropriately, its prognosis is relatively good. For example, the current 10-year survival rate of stage I breast cancer can be as high as 90%. So what are the main treatments for breast cancer? Let's take a look at the detailed introduction of our experts.

The main treatments currently include:

●Surgical treatment: The main treatment for breast cancer is surgical resection. Patients with early, mid, and late stage breast cancer should choose surgical treatment as long as their physical condition can tolerate surgery. The purpose of surgical treatment is to achieve the maximum local control of the primary tumor and regional lymph nodes, reduce local recurrence, and improve the patient's survival rate. The surgical method must be determined based on the location of the tumor, the patient's age, requirements, the doctor's experience, and the results of pathological examination. There is currently no recognized best surgical method.

● Chemotherapy: The use of chemical anticancer drugs to treat cancer, referred to as "chemotherapy", includes chemotherapy before, during and after surgery. Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy is the most commonly used and has the most experience. Its purpose is to eliminate the tiny cancer lesions remaining after surgery, thereby prolonging the recurrence-free survival period, reducing mortality, and improving survival rate. The basic principle of postoperative chemotherapy is early, sufficient, and effective combined chemotherapy regimen. The details of chemotherapy will be introduced below.

● Endocrine therapy: refers to the use of drugs or the removal of endocrine glands to adjust the estrogen level in breast cancer patients, inhibit the division of cancer cells, and slow down the development of tumors. Its effect is slower than chemotherapy. However, combined with the estrogen receptor determination method developed in recent years, it can help select patients for this treatment and achieve better results. The most commonly used drugs of this type are tamoxifen and megestrol acetate.

●Radiotherapy: In the past, radiotherapy was used as a supplementary treatment after surgery or as a palliative treatment for advanced or recurrent cases. Since the 1980s, research on the combination of small surgical procedures and radiotherapy for early breast cancer has been conducted. It is now widely used in Europe and the United States and has become one of the main local treatments for early breast cancer, but it is less used in China. Traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herbal medicine are traditional treatment methods in my country. They can improve the patient's overall condition and reduce the reaction to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. They are often used as an auxiliary treatment for surgery and radiotherapy and as the main treatment for advanced tumors. The advantage is that the side effects are small and patients are easy to accept.

The above is the main treatment method for breast cancer. Experts remind you: As long as women have a strong awareness of cancer prevention, fully understand and master the common knowledge about breast cancer, do self-examination carefully, maintain a positive attitude and cooperate with treatment, I believe that with the improvement of medical and health care, cancer will never be an incurable disease. Feihua Health Network wishes you a speedy recovery!

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