How to treat breast cancer

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Although breast cancer is a serious disease, it can be controlled as long as it is treated in time. One of my relatives is like this. After early surgical treatment, they have basically recovered. Here's how to treat breast cancer.

How to treat breast cancer

Method 1: surgical treatment: surgical resection has always been the main treatment of breast cancer. At present, the surgical method is developing in the direction of reducing the scope of resection. Including breast conserving surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy.

Method 2: chemotherapy: at present, the commonly used chemotherapy drugs for breast cancer are: cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracil (1970s), doxorubicin, epirubicin (1980s), paclitaxel, docetaxel (1990s). At present, anthracyclines and taxanes are still very important drugs in the treatment of breast cancer. Other commonly used breast cancer chemotherapy drugs include vinorelbine, gemcitabine, capecitabine, platinum, alkylating agent, methotrexate, etc. The use of any drug needs to be determined according to the patient's condition, and must not be treated by self medication.

Method 3: endocrine therapy: endocrine therapy of breast cancer has the longest history, the most mature and the most effective. The most important include estrogen antagonists (such as tamoxifen) and aromatase inhibitors (now commonly used for the third generation of aromatase inhibitors, such as letrozole, anastrozole and exemestane).

matters needing attention

Maintaining a healthy mental state and optimistic mood is conducive to the regulation of normal endocrine activities and can effectively prevent the recurrence of breast cancer. Patients should be regularly reviewed after surgery, usually once every three months, once a year in the second year.