Breast Cancer Awareness

Radiation Therapy To Cure Breast Cancer

2010-10-24T18:37:00.000-07:00

Radiation Therapy is another known approach to curing Breast Cancer. It is also called "Radiotheraphy". It is described as a highly targeted method of destroying cancer cells that are responsible for Breast Cancer. Radiation Therapy reduces the risk of Breast Cancer recurrence.

If you wish to undergo this kind of treatment to cure breast cancer, please seek medical advice from your doctor and talk to a reputable Radiation Oncologist a cancer doctor who specializes in radiation therapy.

Hormonal Therapy To Cure Breast Cancer

2010-10-24T18:18:00.000-07:00

Hormonal Therapy to cure Breast Cancer is a major approach to fighting Breast Cancer. The woman's body has estrogen that is made by the ovaries. It is these estrogen that makes hormone receptor positive breast cancers grow.

Hormonal therapy medicines treat hormone-receptor-positive breast cancers in two ways:

* It lowers the amount of the hormone estrogen in the body
* It blocks the action of estrogen on breast cancer cells

Talk to your doctor about Hormonal Therapy to treat Breast Cancer.

Cures for Breast Cancer

2010-10-24T18:13:00.000-07:00

There are now a wide variety of choices to cure breast cancer giving new hope to its victims and their families. Cures for Breast Cancer now vary from Surgery, Radiation, Hormonal Therapy (Anti-estrogen) and chemotherapy. There are also Complementary & Holistic Medicine approach to treating breast cancer.

Treatment for Breast Cancer and its effects vary from patient to patient. If you are suffering from Breast Cancer, you should talk to your doctor for the Breast Cancer Treatment that would best suit you.

About Audrea.net

2010-10-20T18:41:00.000-07:00

Audrea.net is a site dedicated to providing information about Breast Cancer that has affected the lives of many women and families all over the world. Breast Cancer is a major disease that affects the women of our lives. Let us share and spread all the information we could find in efforts to help Breast Cancer victims.

What is Breast Cancer?

2010-10-20T08:43:00.000-07:00

What is Breast Cancer? Year after year, thousands of women suffer from breast cancer with little hope of survival. Breast Cancer is the most common type of non-skin cancer in women and the fifth most common cause of cancer death. In 2004, breast cancer caused 519,000 deaths worldwide (7% of cancer deaths; almost 1% of all deaths). While it is about 100 times more common in women than in men, males tend to have poorer outcomes due to delays in diagnosis

Breast cancer (malignant breast neoplasm) is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas.

Prognosis and survival rate varies greatly depending on cancer type and staging. Computerized models are available to predict survival.With best treatment and dependent on staging, 10-year disease-free survival varies from 98% to 10%. Treatment includes surgery, drugs (hormonal therapy and chemotherapy), and radiation. ***wikipedia