What causes arm numbness after breast cancer surgery?

Numbness in the arm after breast cancer surgery is related to poor rest and fatigue. It is also related to the postoperative period. You need to keep warm and avoid colds. Gentle massage, physical therapy, acupuncture and physical therapy can improve the condition. There are several reasons: cleaning the direction of the lymph nodes, damage to some lymphatic system pathways, and obstruction of lymphatic return, which leads to swelling of the affected limb and then numbness. This may be because the body has not fully recovered after surgery.

Can breast cancer be cured?

In fact, if breast cancer patients cooperate with doctors for treatment in the early stage, clinical cure can be achieved, and the clinical cure rate is about 90%. Generally, it is 5 or 10 years. Compared with other malignant tumors, if breast cancer is discovered early and treated regularly, the 5-10 year survival rate can reach more than 95%. Once it appears, it can be actively treated and then reviewed every six months. Early breast cancer can be cured, but late stage cannot be cured. Breast cancer is the malignant tumor with the highest incidence rate in women, but the overall treatment of breast cancer is still good, and the five-year survival rate can reach more than 80%.

What does 8 chemotherapy sessions for breast cancer mean?

Clinical doctors need to develop individualized chemotherapy plans and select chemotherapy cycles based on the patient's axillary lymph node metastasis, tumor size, tissue grade, estrogen and progesterone receptors, etc. Her-2 comprehensively judges the status, the patient's own age, physical condition and other factors, such as: CSCO recommended guidelines LuminalA If the lymph nodes are 1 to 3 positive for breast cancer, AC or TC is recommended. When lymph nodes appear, there are four cycles of chemotherapy. ≥4 positive, AC-T plan chemotherapy is recommended for 8 cycles. For example, breast cancer, if there is lymph node metastasis on the clavicle, it may not be directly cured by surgery, or preoperative adjuvant chemotherapy can be performed first, 4-8 courses of treatment, generally belonging to the fourth stage, that is, the late stage. Breast cancer is clinically staged according to the size of the tumor, the number of axillary lymph node metastases, and whether it has distant metastases.