Breast+Cancer+Treatment+by+Eric+and+lesley

Home ~ Effect ~ Treatment ~ Cause ~ Prevention ~ Other ~ Note Taking Breast Cancer Treatment There are many treatments now available for breast cancer. The best way to stop breast cancer is //early detection//. This allows the breast cancer to be immediately treated before it multiplies and spreads. There are many types of breast cancer, and now surgery to remove the breast may not be needed. However, surgery to remove cancerous cells may still be the most effective method. Surgery Methods: Lumpectomy -Removal of cancer cells, normal surrounding tissue cells, lymph cells. Partial Mastectomy -Infected Breast(s) and underarm lymph nodes are removed. Total Mastectomy -Whole Breasts removed Radical Mastectomy -Whole breast, chest muscle, lower to upper lymph nodes are all removed. After surgery, radiology takes place. Radiology is radio therapy, where high energy frequency waves are emitted at the upper chest muscles, killing any remaining cancerous cells. Systematic Methods: Hormonal Therapy: Estrogen is a female hormone produced by the ovaries. It help promotes the growth of breast cancer cells, especially after menopause. Hormonal therapy is when the hormone is blocked by an anti-estrogen drug. These pills block the estrogen receptor parts on the breast cancer cells. Biological Therapy: Biological Therapy helps your immune system directly and helps fight the cancer. Treatments are given in vaccine forms, injected with needles. It helps prevent the growth of cancer cells, making it easier for your immune system to fight back, keeps it from spreading, and increases the amount of white blood cell production. Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy is a form of treatment which directly attacks the cancer cells. What it does is first provide the healthy cells with the antidote to a certain poison, then inject that poison into you blood stream and kill off the cancerous cells. The unaffected normal cells survive chemotherapy.

It is known that acupuncture is an effective treatment against against many Breast Cancer treatment long-term side effects, including hot flashes, night sweats, excessive sweating.

Quiz Question Check: What does a partial mastectomy do to help stop Breast Cancer? How does Biological Therapy help the immune system fight Breast Cancer?