Breast cancer accounts for 22,9% of all cancers occurring in women worldwide and constitutes the most common invasive type of cancer in women. Breast cancer most commonly originates in the milk ducts (ductal carcinoma) or the milk lobules (lobular carcinoma).
The therapy depends on the type of the cancer, in situ or invasive, the size and extent of the tumour and whether or not lymph nodes are involved. Early detected breast cancers usually involve surgical treatment followed by adjuvant therapy if there is a high risk of the cancer metastasizing. In advanced cancer cases on the other hand a palliative therapy is preferred instead and surgery rarely has a therapeutic role.
The prognosis and survival rates for breast cancer varies depending on the stage of the tumour, the response to the treatment and whether lymph nodes are involved as well as the quality of treatment provided, the screening techniques available to the patient and finally educating women on how to self-examine their breasts and follow a regular screening process.
This website aims to give women a better understanding on what is breast cancer, the screening, imaging and diagnostic techniques as well as the surgical procedure and adjuvant therapies that are most commonly used for treating breast cancer. Finally information on follow-up visits, recurrence of cancer and breast reconstruction options are given but it is important to keep in mind that breast cancer treatment can vary depending on the characteristics of the tumour and the patients wishes therefore cancer patients should educate themselves but also trust the experts opinion.
The therapy depends on the type of the cancer, in situ or invasive, the size and extent of the tumour and whether or not lymph nodes are involved. Early detected breast cancers usually involve surgical treatment followed by adjuvant therapy if there is a high risk of the cancer metastasizing. In advanced cancer cases on the other hand a palliative therapy is preferred instead and surgery rarely has a therapeutic role.
The prognosis and survival rates for breast cancer varies depending on the stage of the tumour, the response to the treatment and whether lymph nodes are involved as well as the quality of treatment provided, the screening techniques available to the patient and finally educating women on how to self-examine their breasts and follow a regular screening process.
This website aims to give women a better understanding on what is breast cancer, the screening, imaging and diagnostic techniques as well as the surgical procedure and adjuvant therapies that are most commonly used for treating breast cancer. Finally information on follow-up visits, recurrence of cancer and breast reconstruction options are given but it is important to keep in mind that breast cancer treatment can vary depending on the characteristics of the tumour and the patients wishes therefore cancer patients should educate themselves but also trust the experts opinion.