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What are typical breast cancer treatments for different stages?
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Some nuance: By stage, but removal with clear margin, radiotherapy to conserve breast; chemo for nodes, er-, and oncotype forecast benefit for er +, hormones for er +, trastuzumab for her-2-neu+. Post op XRT 4 or more nodes, tumor > 5cm, inflammatory brca.
Answered 10/4/2016
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3 Basic Tools: Breast ca rx may include surgery +/-radiation rx (rt) +/-chemotherapy (ctx). Surgery may involve a lumpectomy or mastectomy, depending on tumor characteristics & pt preference; each include sentinel lymph node biopsy. Rt is mandatory after lumpectomy and sometimes necessary after mastectomy, if advanced. Ctx encompasses many different drugs, based upon the stage & molecular features.
Answered 9/1/2012
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