My mother has cellulae carcinomatis mammaae cancer. Dimensions: 7x6mm. The doctor said that the matter was serious and that the entire breast and one node had to be amputated. Is it really necessary or is the disease very advanced?
A diagnosis of breast cancer is always a serious matter and requires urgent treatment. The treatment is determined by the oncologist depending on the stage of the disease. Currently, breast cancer, if properly treated at an early stage, is curable. Thus, the sooner treatment is started, the better the prognosis. Therefore, treatment should be started immediately.
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Dorota Wojciechowska-KumelowskaChronic pain treatment specialist, head of the Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medicover Hospital.
Has extensive professional experience gained, among others at: Center Hospitaier Universitaire d'Amiens in France, Wycombe General Hospital in England, Ophthalmology Hospital in Rotterdam, Academic Medical Center Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Zaans Medisch Centrum in Zaandam.
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