parts of the body.Following a lumpectomy with radiation treatment, there still remains the chance cancer remains in nearby healthy tissueThe most common occurrence site after a lumpectomy is in the original area of the tumorIf cancer recurs on the chest wall at the site of the mastectomy, this indicates the original cancer has regrown and carries a high risk of spread to other parts of the body.Chapter fourteen: PreventionChapter fifteen: New DirectionsBRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes which are directly related to breast cancerWomen with defective BRCA1 genes have a 56 percent risk of developing breast cancer by age seventyHalf of those cases attributable to genetics are linked to BRCA1It is expected that BRCA2 will be proven to account for forty percent of hereditary casesTests for both breast cancer genes are widely availabletesting positive for a breast cancer gene implies a higher risk for other family members as wellcurrently, intensive research is being conducted to develop drugs which inhibit or prevent uncontrolled growth of cellsMedications, Treatments, and Pain managementThere is no treatment which guarantees you will survive breast cancerA radical mastectomy is a surgery once used to treat breast cancer. Of all possible surgeries, it disfigures most, but fortunately is no longer needed.A modified radical mastectomy is a surgery in which the breast is removed but the muscles left intact. This permits breast reconstruction to be done more easily and successfully.Most women are treated with a lumpectomy, often called a wide excision. In this procedure, only the tumor, some healthy tissue, and nearby lymph nodes are taken, without removing the entire breast. The remainder of the breast is then treated with radiation.Breast reconstruction surgery is a form of plastic sujrgery.(ELEVEN) A single doctor cannot diagnose and treat breast cancer alone. A team of doctors is needed.-The team of doctors requires a leader, which doctor fulfills t...
