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Monday, November 9, 2009

Effective Treatments For Breast Cancer

Posted on 3:40 AM by Anonymous


Breast cancer is the type of the cancer that is observed commonly after the lung cancer. The more occurrences are noted in women than in men. This type of cancer is formed in tissues of the breast. It is noted to be in the ducts and lobules in the breast. The cells in this area become malignant and lead to the breast cancer. This is only type of the cancer through which can be cured completely if you identify it at the preliminary stage. After lung cancer maximum deaths are reported due to the breast cancer because of the negligence of the people.  
Various treatments are available for the breast cancer, which are as mentioned below:

Radiation Therapy

It is the superb method to destroy the cancer cells. This method is being noted to be very effective in killing the cells that are cancerous in nature. The high-energy beam is being used during the radiation therapy to kill the cancer causing cells. The DNA of the cancerous cells is destroyed, which firstly stops there multiplication and then destroys the cells. A machine called linear accelerator is used for the radiation therapy. This method is many times used as a supportive mechanism with surgery to destroy the remaining cancer cells in the body. It is often advisable treatment by the doctors because it is very result-oriented mode of treating breast cancer.

Surgery

Surgery is the treatment that many people have undergone for the breast cancer and achieved the successful results. Depending upon the stage of the cancer your doctor will decide that which surgery you must undergo to treat the breast cancer. One of the surgeries done for the breast cancer treatment is Lumpectomy. This surgery includes the only the removal of the tumor and small amount of surrounding tissue. Mastectomy is another mode of treating breast cancer. In this method the breast tissue is completely removed. Breast reconstruction is being done after the lumpectomy and mastectomy. You can opt for this method only after the cancer cells are completely removed. Doctor generally suggests breast reconstruction to be done after 6 months or a year.

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is the mode of treatment in which medications are used to stop the multiplication of cancer cells and destroy them. Most of the time the combination of two medications is being used during the chemotherapy to destroy the cancerous growth of the cells. At early stage of the breast cancer chemotherapy is very effective and could cure it very easily. These medications pass through the entire blood stream and destroy the cancerous outgrowth then and there. Abraxane (chemical name: paclitaxel), Adriamycin (chemical name: doxorubicin), carboplatin (brand name: Paraplatin), Cytoxan (chemical name: cyclophosphamide), daunorubicin (brand names: Cerubidine, DaunoXome), Doxil (chemical name: doxorubicin), and Ellence (chemical name: epirubicin) are the medications used during the chemotherapy. Don’t use these medications without consulting to the doctor.

Complementary & Holistic Medicine

This type of medications is of great help to balance the life of the cancer patient. It is the subsidiary mode of treatment that develops in a person a power of psychological level to fight against the cancer. The techniques like acupuncture, yoga, and meditation are included in it. These techniques are often advised by the doctors to help the person get out of that mental depression caused due to the cancer. This mode of treatment is suggested to all the people suffering with any kind of disease.

Hormonal Therapy

Hormonal therapy is used to cure the breast cancer caused by the hormonal imbalance. It lowers the amount of estrogen in the body and also nullifies the adverse action of the estrogen on the breast cancer cells. You doctor only can suggest you that hormonal therapy would be effective for you or not. There are several types of hormonal therapy medicines, including aromatase inhibitors, selective estrogen receptor modulators, and estrogen receptor downregulators. This treatment is not so effective treatment of the breast cancer.

These are the different modes of treatment for the breast cancer. Depending upon your overall health status, stage of cancer, and cause of cancer your doctor would suggest you the suitable mode of treatment.

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