HEALTH INFORMATION

30.10.07

TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER

The treatment of breast cancer includes surgery and adjuvant therapy;radiation,chemotherapy or hormone therapy.Surgical methods include lumpectomy and mastectomy.

lumpectomy; this operation is performed when lump is not so big the lump is taken out with the sorrounding normal tissue.sometimes the lumpectomy is followed by radiation therapy this therapy is having quite good results.The chemotherapy can also be done before perfoming surgery this results in shrinkage of the lump.It is a rule that lumpectomy is always followed radiation therapy.

partial mastectomy; this type of operation also resembles lumpectomy amount of resection is more than lumpectomy as part of muscle is also removes which lies under the breast.

mastectomy; this type of operation includes complete removal of breast tissue followed by adjuvant therapy.

radicle method; in this type of operation the breast is removed along with some lymph nodes.

Breast reconstruction; it is done after partial,complete and radicle mastectomy there are different methods of reconstruction of the breast which are used according to the possibilities.

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