What is the best treatment for breast cancer for my mother?

Question

Hello doctor,

I need suggestions from experts about my mother. She is suffering from breast cancer. It was diagnosed two days ago. I want an expert's opinion for future treatment. What is the best treatment?

Kindly guide me.

Answer 1

Hello,

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I have gone through the attached reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Yes, the biopsy report has confirmed the diagnosis of breast cancer. Now, the next step will be to stage this disease. For that purpose, she will be suggested to do a CT (computed tomography) scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis, plus possibly an isotope bone scan and mammogram of bilateral breasts. Once the staging work is completed, she will be planned for an oncological treatment.

Various treatment options are available for breast cancer: Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, hormonal therapy, and targeted therapy. It will be planned after completion of staging workup and once the pathological and molecular details of the tumor are available.

The low-risk breast cancer, or good prognostic breast cancer, depends upon the following factors.

Stage 1 or 2.
Hormone receptors are positive.
HER2/neu negative.
Lymph nodes are negative for metastasis.
KI 67 is very low.
Postmenopausal status.

I hope this information helps you.

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Thank you.