A 39-year-old member asked:
what should i expect on my 6 month breast cancer check up and what questions should i ask?
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Dr. Andrew Hoffman answered
General Surgery 35 years experience
A thorough exam: & review of most recent tests. Ask what the tests mean. What's your next step of care ? The cancer is about you and you deserve to know what is going on and why. Ask any questions to understand. If more blood tests are ordered, ask what they will tell you. The same for x-rays or ct cans. If you think of questions, write them down and take w you. Call office to ask any q's that come up later.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Can you please tell me about the 2 main treatments for breast cancer?
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Dr. Robert Uyeda answered
General Surgery 45 years experience
Local and systemic: Local treatment is surgery and radiation. Systemic treatment is medication: hormone manipulation, chemotherapy, and gene therapy.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Can you guys tell me how big is a breast cancer lump?
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Dr. Kenneth Lee answered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Depends: Breast cancer can be diagnosed with a not palpable (not able to be felt) abnormality seen on mammogram to a large palpable (able to be felt by a patient or physician) to an obvious mass growing through the skin. This spectrum of presentation can make the diagnosis difficult. See your physician immediately if there are questions.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
How long is the average life expectancy of secondry breast cancer?
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Dr. Barry Rosen answered
General Surgery 34 years experience
Everyone's different: Survival rates are most appropriately applied to large groups of patients; it's impossible to give such a number for one person, especially without knowing her own unique situation. As a generalization, we usually talk about "remission" rather than "cure" when breast cancer has spread to other organs (stage 4) yet people can live for years, especially if it is sensitive to medication.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
What is the breast cancer survival rate?
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Dr. Barry Rosen answered
General Surgery 34 years experience
It Varies: 5-year breast cancer survival rates are dependent upon the cancer stage, varying from almost 100% for dcis (stage 0) to less than 20% for metastatic disease (stage 4). Furthermore, cancer survival is dependent upon the response to chemotherapy. Of note, breast cancer survival has increased over the past decade in the us.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
How to know when do side effects show up during radiation for breast cancer?
2 doctor answers • 10 doctors weighed in
Dr. Ed Kaplan answered
Hematology and Oncology 39 years experience
Varies: Can have redness and irritation after 3-4 weeks or may not have problems till completed. Most serious problems can show up months or years after finishing: lung scarring (pulmonary fibrosis), inflammation in the lining of the heart (pericarditis), accelerated cardiac vessel disease, increased risk of heart attacks.
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