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Dr Hammer has scheduled a patient for chemotherapy The patient had a mastectomy on June 1 2000 Chemotherapy used after surgery is referred to as adjuvent hormone biologic stimulation?
adjuvant
What is the intensive drug treatment for breast cancer?
just like most of the cancers... chemotherapy
Is chemo more effective or mastectomy?
Chemotherapy and breast surgery are both important parts of cancer treatment. Whether one or the other, or both, are recommended depends on the clinical situation. The breast surgery removes the original tumor. The chemotherapy reduces the risk of recurrence or spread.
What is the worst risk of a modified radical mastectomy?
that surgery did not remove all the cancer cells and that further treatment may be necessary (with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy). By far, the worst risk is recurrence of cancer.
Does breast have a cure?
Not yet, only some therapies. Some of which are effective for some people, some of which are not. Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and mastectomy (amputation of breast) are still very common treatments.
What kind of procedure is a lumpectomy surgery?
A lumpectomy surgery is the removal of a lump or cancerous tumor in breast tissue. This is the common alternative treatment to breast cancer instead of chemotherapy or mastectomy surgery.
How long post mastectomy precautions should be maintained?
Lifelong precaution
What additional treatment may be necessary after a mastectomy to treat the cancer?
Depending on the type of tumor, lymph node status, and other factors, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and/or hormone therapy may be prescribed.
Removal of the breast?
Removal of the breast is a Mastectomy.
Is this how you spell mastectomy?
Yes, mastectomy is the correct spelling.
What is the Halsted mastectomy also known as?
The radical mastectomy, also called the Halsted mastectomy, is rarely performed today.
What is the most common type of mastectomy?
A modified radical mastectomy is the most common type of mastectomy performed today.
