What should I do if the breast cancer tumor does not shrink after four chemotherapy sessions?

What should I do if the breast cancer tumor does not shrink after four chemotherapy sessions?

The failure of breast cancer tumors to shrink after four rounds of chemotherapy may be caused by low drug dosage, strong drug resistance, or rapid tumor growth.

1. Low drug dose: After suffering from breast cancer, chemotherapy is needed in time. Chemotherapy can control the metastasis of cancer cells and help promote the recovery of the disease. If the drug dose used is too small, the drug will not achieve the effect of treating the disease, and the effect will not be obvious. At this time, the drug dose should be increased under the guidance of a professional doctor.

2. Drug resistance: If the patient is resistant to the chemotherapy drugs used, the tumor cannot shrink after use, which may also lead to worsening of the disease. You can choose appropriate drugs for treatment, such as paclitaxel injection, cisplatin injection, vincristine sulfate injection, etc.

3. Tumors grow too fast: Although chemotherapy drugs can inhibit tumor growth, if the patient's condition is serious and the tumor grows too fast, it will also affect the treatment effect of the disease. At this time, radiotherapy, targeted therapy and other methods are also needed.

In addition to the common causes mentioned above, it may also be caused by the massive spread of cancer cells. During the treatment process, it is necessary to cooperate with the doctor to use medication reasonably, which will help promote the recovery of the disease.