Mу grandmother іѕ 80 years οf age аnd wаѕ diagnosed wіth breast cancer аbουt a month ago. ѕhе hаd surgery іn whісh thеу removed thе cancer frοm hеr breast. ѕhе іѕ trying tο сhοοѕе whether thе treatment οf radiation bу means οf having аn implant іn hеr breast thаt releases radiation, οr nοt even receiving thе treatment οf radiation аt аll. аnу dreams? (hеr health condition іѕ аѕ fallows- hаd a stroke 2 months ago, still working οn walking w/o a walker, аnd ѕhе hаѕ dіѕtrеѕѕ standing fοr сеrtаіn periods οf time. ѕhе hаѕ recovered well frοm thе stroke, bυt іѕ still іn a tеrrіblе condition.
What type of breast cancer treatment is best after surgery?
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she needs to talk to her DR’S…not strangers on YA who don’t know her and her medical history…
don’t place family members info on the web..it’s not your business to be doing that.
This is a highly personal choice that can only be made by the individual after being told the full risks and likely prognoses of each option by their treating oncologist.
Having been owing to surgery, chemo and radiation for breast cancer, I doubt that I would consider more than the surgery alone at her age, but that is just my personal viewpoint, not a sanction.
One shot of radiotherapy could save breast cancer patients weeks of tiring treatment
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1284647/One-shot-radiotherapy-save-breast-cancer-patients-weeks-tiring-treatment.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
It depends on a lot of things, sometimes chemo and radiation are recommended, additional times only surgery is needed. It depends on the type of breast cancer, the stage and the age of the patient and prior medical history.
There is an brilliant book called Dr. Like’s Breast Book that goes into a lot of point on breast health and current treatment options. It probably will give you more info than you will ever need to know but you can just read the chapters on your grandmother’s condition to get a better thought of current treatment options.
External Radiation is best. There are only just any side effects if a bit of redness to the breast after about 4 weeks of treatment. Some also may get tired from time to time. It is a 6 week course of treatment and it goes by very quick. I had inquired about internal radiation as well, and she said that I was too young for it. I am not sure what the cut-off age is as far as being too ancient for it. Internal radation is more of a nuisance than anything. Also you need to do that type of radiation Twice a Day, instead of once a day like traditional radiation. It really isn’t worth it. Tell her to question her doctor about External Radiation treatments. All she has to do is lie on a table for a total of 2 minutes. Piece of cake.
Radiation was the toughest of treatments for my wife and she at the time of treatment was 52 years ancient. Radiation kills the tumor at the site where cancer was learned, it is sort of insurance that it will ruin whatever cells would be left at the site.
Chemotherapy destroys the cells that might have escaped to additional parts of the body, surgery removes the tumor itself and radiation is applied to the site to ruin remaining cells.
Treatment is usually over a specific amount of time that is on a daily basis, and it was very painful for us. Not everyone responds to radiation the same way. I have heard from others that it was a walk in the park. For us it was hell.
It could be physically too much for her, the only person to know for sure is her radiation oncologist and regular doctor. A supporter of mine had breast cancer at 65 years ancient and did not have it over again for ten years. At 75 years ancient she chose to not have treatment because she did not want to suffer owing to it all over again.
Each person needs to evaluate if the costs are worth the price of the goods received. I know what radiation did to my wife but she is considerably younger than your grandma. The treatment for her could be the straw that breaks her back. The doctor’s need to give an evaluation to choose if it is something she can soubriquet.