Several treatment options are available to treat breast cancer.The treatment and the therapy used is subjective to the type of breast cancer and it’s spread to other regions than the breast. Available treatments are surgical intervention, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, biologic therapy, and radiation. In most of the cases to treat cancer a combination of various therapies is applied wherein a patient receives more than one kind of treatment
Surgery : Almost all patients need to take some time off from work when they undergo surgery for breast cancer treatment. This may be surgery in form of lumpectomy or a mastectomy with breast reconstruction.
Chemotherapy : your ability to continue your regular work routine also depends on how you endure chemotherapy. While some patients continue to work with minimal strain, there are others who need to take time off.
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Radiation : You could work while undergoing radiation treatments. Radiation schedule is normally for 5 days a week and lasts for 5 to 7 weeks but the appointments are typically brief.
Hormonal Therapy : Hormonal therapies are generally taken in form of pill intake over several years and so they will not affect ability to work and perform normal activities.
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Targeted Therapy : Targeted therapies are given in various ways and so their impact on your daily schedule will depend on the kind of medication that you take.
Other surgery options for breast cancer treatment include:
Removal of lymph node or axillary lymph node dissection
Breast reconstruction : This surgery is the rebuilding of breast post mastectomy and at times after lumpectomy.
Prophylactic mastectomy : This form of mastectomy is simply a preventive removal of breast to lessen the possibility of breast cancer in women with a very high possibility of the disease.
Prophylactic ovary removal : Another preventive surgery, prophylactic ovary removal minimizes the amount of estrogen in the body, making it difficult for estrogen to cause the development, growth and spread of breast cancer.
Cryotherapy
Experimental surgical treatments such as cryotherapy or cryosurgery are also being tried for successful treatment of breast cancer.
