In addition to chemotherapy, another systemic treatment for invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) is HER2 targeted therapy. If your cancer tests positive for HER2 proteins, HER2 targeted therapy is almost always included in the treatment plan.
In addition to chemotherapy, another systemic treatment for invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) is hormonal therapy.
After the total profile for invasive ductal carcinoma has been
determined, including the stage, grade, and hormone receptor status,
your treatment team will put together a comprehensive treatment plan to
eliminate your cancer and, hopefully, prevent its return.
While making surgery plans for invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), your
doctor may discuss the need to move one or more of your lymph nodes to
determine if the cancer has spread there, as that is usually the first
place it will spread.
Once invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) has been diagnosed and the stage,
grade, and hormone receptor status have been identified, your doctor can
then put together a comprehensive treatment plan to eliminate the
cancer.
A carcinoma is any cancer that originates in the tissues covering or
lining internal organs. In situ literally means that the cells are
located in their original place. The most common form of breast cancer that is non-invasive is ductal
carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
If you’re struggling with chemotherapy-induced nausea, here are a few more tips to help you ease it and cope with it.
If you or a loved one is facing the surgical journey that accompanies breast
cancer, then it is almost a certainty that you are overwhelmed by the
amount of choices available, and the abundance of information that goes
with it.
Once a woman has made a decision to have a reconstruction surgery after her mastectomy, the decision comes as to what type of rest reconstruction to have. My next several posts will be dedicated to the different types of reconstructive surgeries.