My mother have a breast cancer I am very worry about it tell me abnouy the cancer and its treatment.

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Breast cancer is a very broad topic. The treatment depends on the stage of the cancer. And the receptor status of the tumor. The clinical examination will be followed by imaging with mammogram, ultrasound and rarely MRI and a core biopsy. If locally advanced then a pet scan or a ct scan with bone scan may be advised to rule out spread of cancer. If early stage breast cancer, the patient undergoes surgery for the breast (mastectomy or lumpectomy with or without reconstruction by implant, oncoplasty or autologous tissue transfer) and armpit (sentinel lymph node Biopsy, or sampling or Axillary lymph node clearance). Depending on the pathology report, the further treatment may consist of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and hormonal therapy (if ER/PR +ve). Radiation therapy is essential after a lumpectomy. After mastectomy, it depends upon the pathology report. If locally advanced then chemotherapy may be given first followed by surgery. If you want to share reports and discuss in detail the treatment for your mother, feel free to contact me directly.

Nikhilesh Borkar · Accepted Answer

Breast cancer is a very broad topic. The treatment depends on the stage of the cancer. And the receptor status of the tumor. The clinical examination will be followed by imaging with mammogram, ultrasound and rarely MRI and a core biopsy. If locally advanced then a pet scan or a ct scan with bone scan may be advised to rule out spread of cancer. If early stage breast cancer, the patient undergoes surgery for the breast (mastectomy or lumpectomy with or without reconstruction by implant, oncoplasty or autologous tissue transfer) and armpit (sentinel lymph node Biopsy, or sampling or Axillary lymph node clearance). Depending on the pathology report, the further treatment may consist of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and hormonal therapy (if ER/PR +ve). Radiation therapy is essential after a lumpectomy. After mastectomy, it depends upon the pathology report. If locally advanced then chemotherapy may be given first followed by surgery. If you want to share reports and discuss in detail the treatment for your mother, feel free to contact me directly.