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Cetuximab, sold under the brand name Erbitux, is an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor medication used for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer and head and neck cancer. [2] Cetuximab is a chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody given by intravenous infusion .
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is given before surgery to slow the growth of a fast-growing cancer or to shrink the size of a larger breast cancer. [1] It is frequently used to treat locally advanced cancers, cancers that at the time of diagnosis are too large to be removed by surgery, which can then be removed with less extensive surgery. [2]
Staging breast cancer is the initial step to help physicians determine the most appropriate course of treatment. As of 2016, guidelines incorporated biologic factors, such as tumor grade, cellular proliferation rate, estrogen and progesterone receptor expression, human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) expression, and gene expression profiling into the staging system.
Some women with a high risk of breast cancer can be prescribed tamoxifen; the estrogen-blocking drug is used to treat breast cancer at high doses, but it can also be used at lower doses to reduce ...
The arm board stabilizes the arm during needle insertion. Anti-cancer IV drip is seen at top right. Most chemotherapy is delivered intravenously, although a number of agents can be administered orally (e.g., melphalan, busulfan, capecitabine). According to a recent (2016) systematic review, oral therapies present additional challenges for ...
Post-mastectomy pain syndrome is a chronic neuropathic pain that usually manifests as continuous pain in the arm, axilla, chest wall, and breast region. [3] Pain is most likely to start after surgery, [3] although adjuvant therapy, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy, may sometimes cause new symptoms to appear. [4]
Breast pain is the symptom of discomfort in either one or both breasts. [2] Pain in both breasts is often described as breast tenderness, is usually associated with the menstrual period and is not serious. [1] [3] Pain that involves only one part of a breast is more concerning, [1] particularly if a hard mass or nipple discharge is also present ...
Metastatic breast cancer can be treated, sometimes for many years, but it cannot be cured. [2] Distant metastases are the cause of about 90% of deaths due to breast cancer. [3] Breast cancer can metastasize anywhere in body but primarily metastasizes to the bone, lungs, regional lymph nodes, liver and brain, with the most common site being the ...