In order for Breast Cancer Recurrence Not

In order for Breast Cancer Recurrence Not

There is concern that always haunt the former breast cancer patients . They are anxious , breast cancer appeared again ( relapse ) . It is natural that former breast cancer patients suffered such worries . Therefore , it is possible recurrence . Therefore , as the doctor said Zubairi Djoerban SpPD KHOM , consultant hematologist and medical oncologist from the Faculty of medicine , every breast cancer patient who has completed treatment should continue to check themselves regularly in order to quickly find out if there are signs of recurrence .

'' Detecting recurrence at an early stage is important because treatment outcomes will be better than the results that have advanced the treatment of relapse . '' Breast cancer recurrence ( recurrent ) , said Zubairi , are cancers that recur after remission with treatment stated . And you need to know , cancer recurrence is not always characterized by the presence of a lump , but it may be shortness of breath or pain in the bones . Recurrence also did not have to happen at the same place . But it may also occur in lymph nodes , tissue around the breast, even distant organs such as the lungs , liver , and bone .

'' The principle is said to recurrence of breast cancer when the cancer cells are found again with the same type , '' said Zubairi in a seminar on breast cancer in Jakarta , some time ago . Why can cancer relapse ? On this Zubairi explained , recurrence was probably due to the previous treatment period there was a small fraction of cancer cells are not destroyed . The cells also can not be eradicated by the body 's defense system . Because only a small amount , the cancer cells were initially not detected and do not cause any signs or symptoms .

But then , the cancer cells multiply and spread to other parts of the body via the circulatory system or lymph . '' After quite a lot of marks and then cause can be detected , '' explained the doctor who also had a great interest in HIV / AIDS . To anticipate the possibility of recurrence that is , every patient check-up is recommended on a regular basis , either at home or check their own routine to the doctor every certain period .

If any of the signs or symptoms of recurrence it should be ascertained whether the symptoms were due to cancer or not . '' If the patient's shortness of breath , for example , must be ascertained whether it was due to the spread of breast cancer cells to the lungs or due to other medical conditions , '' continued the chairman of the Association of Hematology and Blood Transfusion Indonesia. If it is cancer , should also be ascertained whether it is a recurrence . Because people may suffer more than one cancer . '' It should also be ascertained whether the growth of the cancer is still confined to the breast or has spread to other tissues or organs . ''

Primary treatment in recurrent breast cancer , according to Zubairi , is with chemotherapy . Can also be combined with radiotherapy or hormonal therapy . Surgery is rarely performed on the recurrent cancer , but surgery diserti or without radiotherapy should be considered in cases of locally recurrent . '' Because there is still a place locally recurrent operations . But if the place is far and many are already spread , why the surgery . ''

In addition to medical treatment , recuperation efforts for patients with recurrent breast cancer also needs to be supported by the optimism of the patient and the support of family and immediate environment .