Stage 1 Breast Cancer Treatment
There are many options for stage 1
breast cancer treatment. This is because stage 1 breast cancer
has the unique distinction of being an early stage but an
invasive cancer. The latter may be disheartening but the former
leaves plenty of room for hope. There is a five year survival
rate of 98 to 100 percent for stage 1 cancer.
In stage 1, the cancer itself has not metastasized to any
other parts of your body. Because of that, the odds are on your
side that with treatment during this stage, you can rid
yourself of your cancer and go into complete remission.
The most common type of treatment is surgery, because the
tumor is still incredibly small. As such, a lumpectomy is
generally sufficient. This means that only the tumor along with
a small amount – in general – of the surrounding breast tissue
is taken out. In some cases, a mastectomy is necessary.
Two other types of treatment for this
stage of breast cancer are radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
These are used to treat the hidden disease. Radiation usually
takes place after surgery in order to destroy any remaining
cancer cells. It is usually only necessary following a
lumpectomy, not a mastectomy. Chemotherapy uses drug treatment
to kill cancerous cells. It, too, frequently occurs after
surgery in order to reduce the risk of recurrence.
Hormone therapy is another type of cancer treatment. It is
used for woman whose cancer is receptor positive. This means
that their tumors appear to feed on estrogen and grow. It is
somewhat new. Biological is also a relatively new stage 1
breast cancer treatment. It is used to treat HER2 positive
cancers. Clinical studies show that it can be very beneficial
in the early stages of breast cancer, so it is quickly becoming
a frequently used treatment for stage 1 breast cancer.
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