What to do with stage 4 breast cancer

Stage IV breast cancer refers to the distant metastasis of breast cancer, which belongs to advanced breast cancer. Generally speaking, surgery may not be able to cure it. Now new adjuvant therapy is used. For this stage IV breast cancer, it can still reduce installments and reduce tumors. If it can play such a role, there is still a chance to have surgery again, because breast cancer is also a systemic disease, and surgery is only one of the treatment methods. Other comprehensive treatments, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy and targeted drug therapy are all very important. Comprehensive treatment of stage IV breast cancer can also prolong survival.

Can breast cancer be eradicated with surgery?

Breast cancer is a very common malignant tumor in clinical practice. Some breast cancers can be eradicated by surgery, while some cannot. For early breast cancer, if there is no local metastasis, the surgery is very effective and can generally be eradicated. For example, breast cancer in situ can be completely eradicated by surgery. If the breast cancer is relatively late, there is local lymph node metastasis or remote metastasis such as bone metastasis, liver metastasis, etc. Even if this type of breast cancer is operated on, it cannot be guaranteed to be completely eradicated, and there is a possibility of recurrence and metastasis.

How to care after breast cancer surgery

After breast cancer occurs, breast cancer improvement and radical treatment are usually required, and the following care should be paid attention to after surgery. When lying in bed, you need to move your limbs, especially the lower limbs, to prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in the lower limbs. Second, you must have sputum cough when lying in bed to prevent lung infection, but you also need to turn over regularly to prevent skin acne. Third, a wound drainage tube is generally required after surgery, so you should pay attention to fixing the drainage tube after surgery to prevent it from falling off, and you should also observe the amount and characteristics of the drainage fluid. Gradually transition to a normal diet after surgery, first eat light and easily digestible food, and gradually transition to a normal diet.