My Breakthrough
Treatment
If you or someone you care about has breast cancer, you are probably trying to find out the best way to treat it.
No woman should have to wait more than one month for treatment after she is diagnosed
with breast cancer.
The first - or primary - treatment that a woman has for her breast cancer aims to get rid of the tumour and any cancer cells that may be in her breast or in other places in her body. This treatment may include one or a combination of:
Secondary breast cancer (breast cancer that has spread to a different part of the body) needs different treatment.
Throughout their treatment, many women with breast cancer, and their families and friends, benefit from practical and emotional support to deal with everyday problems and concerns. This is often called palliative care or supportive care.
Before deciding what treatment to have, it's important to know exactly what will happen before, during and afterwards. We hope that, by clicking on the links on this page, you will find out what you want to know, or where to get more information.
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