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At Bardmoor Cancer Center, we specialize in advanced cancer care with a patient-first approach. Contact us to learn more or schedule a consultation.
Breast cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the breast. It can start in one or both breasts. Cancer starts when cells begin to grow out of control. Breast cancer occurs almost entirely in women, but men can get breast cancer too. It’s important to understand that most breast lumps are benign and not cancer (malignant). Breast cancers can start from different parts of the breast. It can spread when the cancer cells get into the blood or lymph system and then are carried to other parts of the body (metastases). Not all women with cancer cells in their lymph nodes develop metastases, and some women with no cancer cells in their lymph nodes might develop metastases later.
There are many types of breast cancer. The most common breast cancers are carcinomas such as ductal carcinoma in-situ and adenocarcinoma. The level of invasiveness is determined by diagnostic testing and imaging.
Bardmoor Cancer Center will take careful steps stage and grade the tumor to assess the best way to create and manage your treatment plan. Our goal is to achieve the very best outcome while preserving your quality of life.
It may not be possible to avoid risk factors for breast cancer. The best plan is to catch it early. Lifestyle and hereditary factors include:
If you fall into any of these categories, do a breast self-exam each month. The self-exam may help you catch problems early when treatment is easier.
Many of these symptoms can also be caused by non-cancerous tumors. Remember that knowing what to look for does not take the place of having regular screening for breast cancer.
At Bardmoor Cancer Center, once cancer has been diagnosed, our specialists may order diagnostic testing and imaging to help determine the stage and extent of the disease. We use the most advanced therapies available to treat breast cancer. An individualized plan of care may include multiple types of treatments. It is very important to do a comprehensive breast cancer work-up to carefully evaluate the extent of breast cancer.
Depending on the type and stage (severity) of the breast cancer, the following treatments may be necessary:
Breast Conservation Surgery – Removal of the cancer as well as some surrounding normal tissue. Only the part of the breast containing the cancer is removed
Mastectomy – Removal of the entire breast and nearby tissue
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy – procedure in which the surgeon injects a dye and then removes only the lymph node(s) under the arm that have taken up the dye. These lymph nodes are where the cancer would likely spread first. Removing only one or a few lymph nodes lowers the risk of side effects such as arm swelling that is also known as lymphedema.
Axillary Lymph Node Dissection – is a procedure that does not use a dye and in which the surgeon removes many (usually less than 20) underarm lymph nodes.
Radiation – Any remaining cancer cells left after surgery are destroyed with high-energy radiation beams. For some breast cancer, treating with chemotherapy at the same time can make radiation therapy work better. It is possible to receive radiation therapy before, during or after surgical intervention. Also, when surgery is not possible, radiation can be used to help slow the growth of the tumor. We work closely with Bardmoor Cancer Center Radiation Oncology located on campus.
Chemotherapy – Chemotherapy (chemo) are anti-cancer drugs that may be given intravenously (injected into your vein) or by mouth. The drugs travel through the bloodstream to reach cancer cells in most parts of the body. Chemotherapy can sometimes be given before, during or after surgery. At Bardmoor Cancer Center, our team provide extensive education and supportive care through your therapy.
Targeted Treatments – Targeted drugs work differently from chemo drugs. They sometimes work when chemo drugs don’t, and they often have different side effects. They can be used either along with chemotherapy or by themselves if chemotherapy is no longer working. Targeted treatment options are determined by further genetic testing of the tumor cells. This type of testing is usually done on the biopsied tissue of the tumor cells.
Immunotherapy – Immunotherapy is the use of medicines to help a person’s own immune system better recognize and destroy cancer cells. Immunotherapy can be used to treat some people with advanced breast cancer.