Saturday, January 16, 2010

How has the treatment of breast cancer evolved over the past 10 years

How has the treatment of breast cancer evolved over the past 10 years?
So i am writing an research paper on how the treatment of breast cancer evolved over the past 10 years.I've looked on most breast cancer history sites and i can't find much. mostly surgery was the most effective way.Can anyone suggest sites please Thanks
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I think with breast cancer more of the recent improvements have come in the screening techniques. Many more women are being diagnosed at early stages, then say 15-20 years ago. This is due to self-awareness, as well regular check-ups. At early stages, breast cancer is almost always curable.
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Surgery is still the most effective way. The only significant changes close to the 10 year mark would be the use of immunohistochemistal evaluation of lymph nodes and BRCA 1 and 2 testing is more common now. Digital mammograms used now are better.
3 :
Avastin is an anti-angiogenic drug used to slow tumor growth of metastatic breast cancer. It was first approved for metastatic bowel cancer but gained FDA approval a couple of years ago for metastatic breast cancer. Trials are underway for use in patients with non-metastatic breast cancer. This is just one example of the many treatment gains of the last ten years, but it should get you a couple of extra paragraphs. ;)



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