How is Treatment Sequence Determined?
- There are many factors that go into determining which breast cancer treatments a patient will be given, and what order those treatments will be given in.
- Some subtypes of breast cancer are better off being treated with something like chemotherapy before surgery, while the majority get surgery first.
- For the majority of people with breast cancer, information doctors get from performing surgery can help determine what additional treatment is needed.
“Breast cancer is multiple different subtypes,” Dr. Elisa Port, Chief of Breast Surgery at Mount Sinai Health System, tells SurvivorNet. “These different subtypes can behave extremely differently, almost like different diseases.”
Read MoreQuestions to Ask Your Doctor
- Would I benefit from treatment before surgery?
- Is it possible I can be treated with just surgery?
- What is my treatment timeline?
- Is there anything specific about my tumor that may change treatment sequencing?
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