Breast Cancer Hormone Treatment Drugs
The U.S. has the highest rate of breast cancer in the world. One woman out of eight will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some time in her life.
Lung cancer is the only cancer that kills more women in the United States. More than forty thousand women will die from breast cancer in the U.S. this year.
Every woman should perform monthly breast examinations on herself. Doing so makes her more familiar with her body and when changes are happening, she is much more apt to notice. Any lumps or hardening of the breast tissue should be noted along with a misshapen nipple or discharge. Soreness may accompany these changes but not every one feels pain in the earliest stages of cancer.
Every woman over the age of 40 should have regular mammograms done to be sure she does not have cancer. Early detection of breast cancer saves thousands of lives.
Not only does a woman have a better chance of surviving if her cancer is caught early, but her chances of keeping her breast(s) are much higher as well.
When breast cancer is diagnosed, a woman will be presented with several courses of treatment. Depending on the stage of her cancer, one or all of the treatments may be required to cure her. Treatments include: hormone therapy, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, lumpectomy, mastectomy and lymph node removal. Some women who are diagnosed early on will choose to have both of her breasts removed as a preventative against a reoccurrence of cancer.
Some of the side effects caused by breast cancer treatments may include fatigue, nausea, lymphedema, compromised immune system, pain and depression. Sometimes breast cancer does come back. Depression is caused by losing one or both breasts and/or a fear for one’s life even after the cancer has been declared “cured”.
Unbeknownst to many, men can also be diagnosed with breast cancer. The numbers are very small, but they are there. The treatments for them are much the same as they are for women.
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