Breast cancer stage

The type of treatment recommended will depend on the size and location of the tumor in the breast, the results of lab tests done on the cancer cells and the stage or extent of the disease. Your doctor usually considers your age and
A new study just out by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute offers hope to breast cancer patients who survive five years from diagnosis of their condition. The good news is that in study of 2838 patients with stage I to III
We evaluated the residual risk of recurrence and prognostic factors of 2838 patients with stage IIII breast cancer who were treated with AST between January 1, 1985, and November 1, 2001, and remained disease free for 5 years.
This study delivers promising results which will promote further research into whether combining zoledronic acid with doxorubicin chemotherapy can be beneficial for people with early stage breast cancer that has not spread outside of
one of her sisters now has stage IV breast cancer, she was first diagnosed at age 32, and has been fighting it for 8 years. this girl has opted for a prophylactic mastectomy, she is going to have all of her breast tissue removed and
Small Cell Lung Cancer is second only to breast cancer in terms of deaths. There are about 175000 reported cases of Small Cell Lung Cancer in the US each year. Of these, about 160000 will result in the death of the patient.

In conclusion, this study demonstrates that patients with early stage breast cancer who are disease free at five years after [adjuvant systemic therapy] have a substantially increased residual risk of recurrence, the authors write.