Is breast cancer metastasis to the lungs serious?

Breast cancer metastasis to the lungs is a late stage of malignancy, with poor treatment effects, short survival time, and incurable. In addition to the staging of breast cancer, immunohistochemistry should also be performed based on the tumor removed during surgery, and then based on the immunohistochemistry indicators, further understanding of the effectiveness of postoperative treatment and the severity of breast cancer. Breast cancer metastasis to the lungs is more serious.

Can I get breast cancer while breastfeeding?

The occurrence of breast cancer is also related to familial factors, early menarche, late menopause, first childbirth at an advanced age, long-term use of contraceptive drugs, malignant transformation of cystic hyperplasia of the breast, ionizing radiation, nutritional status, etc. Once breast cancer in lactating women is clinically discovered, the treatment principle is to strive for radical surgery as early as possible, and complete adjuvant chemotherapy or endocrine therapy after surgery. In terms of the age of onset, the incidence of breast cancer in women of childbearing age is lower than that in middle-aged and elderly women.

Is chemotherapy necessary for breast cancer?

Chemotherapy is applicable to all types of breast cancer, while endocrine therapy is only applicable to those with positive estrogen and progesterone receptors. Targeted drug therapy also has some conditions. Chemotherapy must be performed when there is invasive manifestation of breast cancer or distant metastasis. Chemotherapy is also required in cases of axillary lymph node metastasis. The purpose of chemotherapy is to control the progression of the disease through the use of chemical drugs. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are both commonly used treatments for breast cancer, but whether radiotherapy and chemotherapy are needed is mainly determined by the stage of breast cancer. For stage I breast cancer, adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy are not required after surgery. Regular follow-up after surgery is sufficient. Surgery is the preferred method for early and mid-stage breast cancer. The purpose of surgery is to remove the lesion tissue.