Your doctor will take a number of things into consideration when deciding what treatment to prescribe for breast cancer. His decision will depend on various factors such as what type of breast cancer you have, the size of the tumour in the breast, the grade of the cancer cells, your cancer cells test results, whether you have had your menopause and your health in general.
The five main treatments for breast cancer are surgery, radiotherapy, hormone therapy, chemotherapy and biological treatments. Depending on your situation you could have any or even all of these treatments. As each case of breast cancer is different one cannot generalize and prescribe a standard course of treatment without examining the case specifics. » Read more: Cancer – Breast Cancer Treatments
