Detailed explanation of TC chemotherapy regimen for breast cancer

According to your question, the TC regimen for breast cancer is a type of chemotherapy. This method can be used if the patient has few lymph node metastases and few risk factors. The dosage of chemotherapy drugs is usually calculated based on the patient's body surface area. The specific TC regimen is: docetaxel 75mg/m², intravenous injection, applied on the first day, cyclophosphamide 600mg/m², intravenous injection, applied on the first day, every 21 days as one cycle, a total of 4 cycles.

What are the symptoms of breast cancer metastasis?

After breast cancer metastasizes, there will be a variety of clinical symptoms, mainly including the following manifestations: pain in the axillary area, swelling of the affected upper limb, and limited upper limb lifting. I am glad to be seen by your service. According to your description, the spread of breast cancer is first of all the spread of axillary lymph nodes or countermeasures. Color Doppler ultrasound can be used to check whether there is axillary lymph node spread. The spread of breast cancer can include local recurrence and distant metastasis of breast cancer.

What does stage 4 breast cancer mean?

Breast cancer is divided into stages 1 to 4 from early to late stages according to the scope of primary tumor invasion, the size of the primary tumor, the regional lymph node metastasis, and the presence or absence of distant organ metastasis. The patient is currently in stage 4, which means that the disease is in the late stage, the cancer cells have spread, and surgical treatment is of little significance. It is recommended to take Chinese medicine or Western medicine to enhance immunity as prescribed by the doctor to control the disease. Stage 4 breast cancer refers to the late stage of breast cancer. For patients with stage 4 breast cancer, the tumor diameter is often larger, or there is skin invasion or chest wall invasion, accompanied by distant organ or tissue metastasis. Patients with advanced breast cancer may also have multiple lymph node metastases, which can cause axillary swelling.