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They usually continue for about 2 to 4 weeks after your treatment has finished but then begin to improve. Short term side effects of breast radiotherapy include: tiredness and weakness. skin problems. swelling of the breast. loss of hair in the treatment area. problems moving your arm and shoulder.
Hormones can stimulate some breast cancer cells to grow. Hormone therapy works by either lowering the amount of hormones in the body or by blocking them from getting to breast cancer cells. Hormone therapy is also known as endocrine therapy. There are a number of different types of hormone therapy. The type you need depends on a number of factors.
Chemotherapy is a common treatment for breast cancer. It uses anti cancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells. The drugs circulate throughout the body in the bloodstream. They work by disrupting the growth of cancer cells. Common types of chemotherapy drugs used for breast cancer include epirubicin and cyclophosphamide.
Trastuzumab is a type of targeted cancer drug called a monoclonal antibody. Targeted cancer drugs work by ‘targeting’ those differences that help a cancer cell to survive and grow. It is a treatment for cancers that have large amounts of a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). Human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2 ...
It is also known as Enhertu. You pronounce trastuzumab deruxtecan as tras-too-zoo-mab deh-rux-tee-can. Trastuzumab deruxtecan is a combination of the targeted cancer drug trastuzumab (also known as Herceptin) and a chemotherapy drug called deruxtecan or DXd. It is a treatment for: some people with breast cancer that has low levels of HER2 (HER2 ...
Tamoxifen is a hormone therapy drug to treat breast cancer in women and men. It is also sometimes called endocrine therapy. You pronounce tamoxifen as ta-mox-si-fen. It’s a treatment for: early breast cancer. secondary breast cancer. Women who have a high risk of breast cancer because of a family history might have tamoxifen.
Treatment of primary breast cancer (SIGN 134) Health Improvement Scotland, 2013. Early breast cancer: ESMO clinical practice e guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up F Cardoso and others Annals of Oncology, 2019. Vol 30, Issue 8. Pages 1194-1220. Guidance for the management of breast cancer treatment induced bone loss.
Goserelin for breast cancer. Goserelin is a type of hormone therapy . It is also known as Zoladex. You pronounce goserelin as gos-er-e-lin. This page is about goserelin for breast cancer in women who haven’t gone through menopause . Goserelin is also a treatment for prostate cancer and is sometimes used to treat men with breast cancer.
General long term side effects. Depending on the area of the body you have treated, you might have any of these long term side effects after radiotherapy: your skin might look darker than it was before in the treated area – as if it is suntanned. your skin in the treatment area will always be slightly more sensitive to the sun.
Letrozole lowers the levels of the female sex hormone oestrogen in the body. Oestrogen stimulates some breast cancers to grow. These breast cancers are called hormone sensitive or hormone receptor positive. Letrozole can stop or slow the growth of these cancers. Letrozole only works in women who have had their menopause.