Treatment
Chapter: 6 - Treatment
Subchapter: 2 - Standard Treatment & Clinical Trials
Before selecting your treatment plan, you should first understand the difference between standard treatment and clinical trials.
Standard treatments are methods that experts agree are appropriate, accepted and widely used. These standard procedures have proven useful in fighting breast cancer in the past. A clinical trial, on the other hand, is an approved research study that some doctors believe has a strong potential to improve standard treatments. When clinical trials demonstrate better results than the standard, that new treatment becomes the standard. Remember, all our current standards were clinical trials at one time.
If a clinical trial is an option for you, your doctor will explain the possible trade-offs with the trial treatment versus standard treatment. Together with your medical team, you will need to decide what treatment method is the best for you and your health.
Let’s look more closely at the standard treatments your doctors may recommend.
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Sub Chapters
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Introduction 02:03
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Surgery 02:03
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Breast Reconstruction 02:08
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Lymph Node Removal 02:35
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Radiation Therapy 02:43
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Chemotherapy 01:44
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Hormone Therapy 02:03
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Targeted Therapy 01:52
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Can anyone offer me some additional guidance or does it seem I'm on the right track?
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Had my 3rd AC one more to go the 4 time taxol... Still feeling good today ;)
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anonymous
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Sounds like you are managing well! Good on you! And keep up the awesome job! Docetaxol has a set of challenges but not nausea and it can't hurt your heart like adriamycin. The neupogen/neulasta shots can give bony pain deep inside. Don't hesitate to try something. Apparently Claritin taken before...
1 comment 0Sounds like you are managing well! Good on you! And keep up the awesome job! Docetaxol has a set of challenges but not nausea and it can't hurt your heart like adriamycin. The neupogen/neulasta shots can give bony pain deep inside. Don't hesitate to try something. Apparently Claritin taken before treatment and then several days helps (wish I'd known that) Anyone with more comments on that?
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anonymous
Stage 3A Patient
Doing the same. I have three more to go! Trying so hard to stay positive. HANG IN THERE.
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What are the side effects of arimidex?
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anonymous
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Hot flashes, bones (osteopenya) and joint pain.
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anonymous
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My main side effects are hot flashes. It can also compromise your bone health. I am getting yearly bone mineral density scans to monitor this.
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How many months does chemo take
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anonymous
Survivor since 2007
Lou,
This is difficult to predict. Everybody's treatment is different. I only had 4 rounds of chemo. My entire treatment was started with surgery, in October, and I was done with everything, the first week of January. We are all different so what happens to one woman, won't necessarily be...1 comment 1Lou,
This is difficult to predict. Everybody's treatment is different. I only had 4 rounds of chemo. My entire treatment was started with surgery, in October, and I was done with everything, the first week of January. We are all different so what happens to one woman, won't necessarily be the same for the next. Take care, Sharon -
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It depends on how many rounds you have and how far apart they are. The later the stage cancer and more aggressive it is, the longer it will take. Most woman have 4 to 8 rounds of chemo 2 to 3 weeks apart. Some have even more infusions. Keep the questions coming. We care about you!
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