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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I had lumpectomy, sentinel node removed, clean margins, 8% on Oncotype, Then Contura with 10 doses of HD int. radiation, followup this Friday, to be put on Tamoxifin, no chemo.Still uneasy - any guidance or suggestions on WHAT I need to be asking doc?
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Stage 1 Patient-
anonymous
Stage 1 Patient
My case was similar. I had a 5 oncotype and no chemo. So far so good.
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anonymous
Learning About Breast Cancer
Lauralee, why do you feel uneasy? Have you talked to your ontocoligist? I love mine. She explained everything step by step. Lets talk!
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I am undecided about getting radiation for DCIS. Surgery turned up nothing - biopsy got it all. I'm thinking risk is low...
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Learning About Breast Cancer-
anonymous
Learning About Breast Cancer
I had dcis. Biopsy got everything also. The radiation decreases the risk of it recurring. Good luck with your decision.
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anonymous
Learning About Breast Cancer
I was diagnosed with DCIS in Sept. My oncologist did not recommend radiation due to the (small) size of the area & wide (clear) margins. She told me to get a second opinion if I wasn't comfortable with that. Some oncologists believe that radiation should be given for all cases of DCIS. I...
Comment 0I was diagnosed with DCIS in Sept. My oncologist did not recommend radiation due to the (small) size of the area & wide (clear) margins. She told me to get a second opinion if I wasn't comfortable with that. Some oncologists believe that radiation should be given for all cases of DCIS. I decided to hold off on radiation & take aromatase inhibitors for 5 years (my feeling is that if I develop invasive CA later on, I want to have the option of radiation at that time.) Also, 2/3 of DCIS do not become invasive, so I'm concerned about over treatment. It's confusing, so do your homework, ask for advice, but know in the end, it's your decision.
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Stage 2, grade 3, ER/PR +, Her2+ No nodes. Current plan is chemo then lumpectomy then radiation. Looking for advice. May consider mastectomy if no chemo needed. No family history and off BC for good!
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stage_4 Patient- View all 9 answers
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anonymous
Learning About Breast Cancer
I have no history of BC in family. I chose to treat my cancer as aggressive as my body could stand. I wanted to be able to say " I had cancer 20 years ago" I'm 3 1/2 years clear.
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anonymous
Learning About Breast Cancer
I was stage 2a,grade 3 , ER positive,Her2negative,nodes were clear,I my self wanted bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction.Now I am doing my chemotherapy ,they said I do not need RT.Then Tamoxifen ,i am happy about my decision .
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What are the recurrence rates for stage 1 breast cancer (treatment with partial mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation)?
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Learning About Breast Cancer-
anonymous
Learning About Breast Cancer
Everyone is different, everyone's cancer is different.
Doctors tell me that my stage 1 high grade invasive ductal carcinoma with lumpectomy chemo radiation has an extremely high CURE rate, meaning I will die from some other issue when I am good and really really old, but not from this...
Comment 0Everyone is different, everyone's cancer is different.
Doctors tell me that my stage 1 high grade invasive ductal carcinoma with lumpectomy chemo radiation has an extremely high CURE rate, meaning I will die from some other issue when I am good and really really old, but not from this breast cancer. That does not mean, however, that I won't get a new and different cancer at some point in my life.
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