Once the planning of Operation Kill Cancer has been finalised, you’ll soon be onto the hard work of forcibly removing, poisoning and blasting those cancer cells into oblivion.
Treatment for breast cancer almost always includes some surgery – ranging anywhere from a lumpectomy to a bilateral mastectomy and maybe even an axillary clearance. In addition to this, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormone or Herceptin treatment are tailored to most effectively target your particular cells.
The combinations of treatment are as unique as the individual and will involve some or all of the following…
Surgery
Chemotherapy
Radiotherapy
Hormone Therapy &/or Herceptin
Hilary Moore says:
May 17, 2012 at 8:35 pm -
Hi Cheryle and Kylie
I am just writing to wish Shocking Pink all the best in your efforts to support others who have Breast Cancer when they are younger.
I had a mastectomy and hysterectomy in 1983 at 35 and found it hard to be going through the menopause so young. I was lucky that I had had my 3 children although they were 5, 3 and 1 at the time.
Both my parents had died of cancer too.
You are so lucky that there are new drugs and new ideas to help you.
I wish you well
Kind regards
Hilary
Cheryle Robins says:
May 17, 2012 at 9:58 pm -
Thanks so much for your support Hilary – it sounds like you’ve had quite a journey of your own! So good to get your feedback and you’re so right about the new drugs and ideas – I read just today that they have a potential vaccine to help prevent bc recurrence for 3 out of 4 women – fingers crossed it comes to fruition soon. Keep an eye on our progress here and on Facebook – go well. Cheryle xx
Tracy says:
August 1, 2013 at 11:59 am -
Hi there Cheryle,
What a lovely website. So nice and fresh and bright 😉 I am knocking at the door of having to have 4 weeks radiation therapy and tamoxifen and am not happy about it. You mention a vaccine where did you read about on that and is it available yet? It would be great if it was. Please let me know – with thanks Tracy