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New, improved treatments are helping persons with breast cancer live longer than ever before. However, even with treatment, breast cancer can spread to other parts of the body. Sometimes, cancer returns even after the entire tumor is removed and n...
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Though breast-preserving therapy is being done more frequently than in years past, modified radical mastectomy remains an option when selecting therapy for the primary tumor. This option may allow treatment without radiation in earlier stage patie...
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The type and size of breast cancer developed largely determines the overall prognosis for an individual. Those with larger tumors and those with a type of breast tumor that does not usually respond to treatment may have a poorer outcome. Additiona...
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The type and size of breast cancer developed largely determines the overall prognosis for an individual. Those with larger tumors and those with a type of breast tumor that does not usually respond to treatment may have a poorer outcome. Additiona...
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The prognosis for breast cancer depends on the type and stage of cancer. Over 80% of stage I patients are cured by current therapies. Stage II patients survive over-all about 70% of the time, those with more extensive lymph nodal involvement doing...
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The prognosis for breast cancer depends on the type and stage of cancer. Most patients can return to a normal lifestyle within a month or so after surgery. Arm, shoulder, and chest strengthening exercises can help patients regain strength and flex...
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Metastasis is the movement or spreading of cancer cells from one organ or tissue to another. Cancer cells usually spread through the bloodstream or the lymph system.
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The ability to invade and metastasize are the defining characteristics of a cancer. Invasion refers to the ability of cancer cells to penetrate through the membranes that separate them from healthy tissues and blood vessels. Metastasis can refer either to the spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body, or to the condition produced by this spread. The English word metastasis (plural, metastases) comes from a Greek word that means "a change." The tumors produced by metastasis are sometimes called secondary tumors. Metastasis is responsible for 90% of the deaths caused by cancer.
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