When to start chemotherapy for breast cancer after surgery?
When to start chemotherapy for breast cancer after surgery?
Timely Breast Cancer Treatment Improves Survival. 19.2% started chemotherapy 61 to 90 days after surgery 9.8% started chemotherapy 91 or more days after surgery The researchers considered chemotherapy that started 91 or more days after surgery to be delayed treatment. Compared to women who started chemotherapy within 30 days of surgery,…
Why did I refuse chemo for breast cancer?
Four months ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy, but she is refusing all further treatment. Here, she explains why she’s taken this decision . . . Being told I had breast cancer in May was devastating.
Why is timely treatment important for breast cancer?
Timely Breast Cancer Treatment Improves Survival. Doctors recommend starting treatment as soon as possible after breast cancer is diagnosed. Timely treatment reduces the risk that the cancer will spread and increases the chances for survival.
How old was I when I got breast cancer?
I had breast cancer when I was 36. It has been a horrible 10 years but you get there. I don’t think anyone really gets that. But anyhow, I can kind of cope with all the depression, anxiety, all that that I seem to have been plagued with despite being told how lucky I am and all that from day one to now, but you know…
Timely Breast Cancer Treatment Improves Survival. 19.2% started chemotherapy 61 to 90 days after surgery 9.8% started chemotherapy 91 or more days after surgery The researchers considered chemotherapy that started 91 or more days after surgery to be delayed treatment. Compared to women who started chemotherapy within 30 days of surgery,…
When to use neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer?
Because of this, neoadjuvant chemo is often used to treat cancers that are too big to be removed by surgery when first diagnosed (called locally advanced cancers ). Also, by giving chemo before the tumor is removed, doctors can see how the cancer responds to it.
Four months ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy, but she is refusing all further treatment. Here, she explains why she’s taken this decision . . . Being told I had breast cancer in May was devastating.
Are there any studies on time to surgery for breast cancer?
One study (Bleicher et al) comes from Fox Chase Cancer Center and examines the effect of time to surgery on breast cancer outcomes; the other (Chavez-MacGregor et al) is from the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and examines the effect of time to chemotherapy on outcome. Both find a detrimental effect due to delays in treatment.