- 260
-
Getting a Chemotherapy Infusion Step by Step
Breast Cancer — You'll have your first consultation with your medical oncologist (cancer doctor) and any needed follow-up visits. The oncologist will: On the day you get chemotherapy, you'll typically go through a number of steps: You register at the ...More…
-
Before You Begin Chemotherapy
Breast Cancer — Some of the side effects of chemotherapy can make it hard to keep up your daily routine, so you might want to take care of a few things before you start chemo. There are also some things that you may want to discuss with your doctor. Your mouth ...More…
-
How Is Chemotherapy Given?
Breast Cancer — Chemotherapy medicines come in many forms and can be given in many ways: Your doctor may recommend that you have a port or catheter put in to make getting chemotherapy easier and more comfortable for you. With a port or catheter, you don't feel ...More…
-
When Do You Get Chemotherapy?
Breast Cancer — It's fairly common for chemotherapy to be given after surgery, as soon as you recover. The time between surgery and chemotherapy depends on each person's unique situation, so don't worry if you start sooner or later than someone else. Doctors ...More…
-
Talking to Your Doctor About Chemotherapy
Breast Cancer — Talking to your doctor about chemotherapy and all the different regimens and medicines might seem overwhelming at first. Ask your doctor for written chemotherapy information that you can take home with you. Doctors often have special kits or ...More…
-
Choosing a Chemotherapy Combination
Breast Cancer — It may seem like you're facing a big alphabet soup of medicine combinations when you and your doctor start to talk about which chemotherapy regimen might be best for you. There are a number of tried-and-true chemotherapy regimens used to treat ...More…
-
Chemotherapy Medicines
Breast Cancer — AC ± T: Adriamycin and Cytoxan, with or without Taxol or Taxotere Your doctor may talk about certain groups of chemotherapy medicines: Most standard chemotherapy regimens include a medicine from one or both of these groups. classes of drugs for ...More…
-
How Chemotherapy Works
Breast Cancer — Chemotherapy medicines prevent cancer cells from growing and spreading by destroying the cells or stopping them from dividing. Cancer cells tend to grow and divide very quickly with no order or control. Because they're growing so fast, sometimes ...More…
-
Follow-up Care for DCIS
Breast Cancer — After surgery and radiation therapy, you and your doctor will work together to develop a plan for your follow-up care. If you had a mastectomy and are undergoing breast reconstruction, you will have a series of office visits to check on your ...More…
-
Diagnosis of DCIS
Breast Cancer — Treatment based on grouping of DCIS tumors into low grade, high grade, and moderate grade Diagnosing DCIS usually involves a combination of procedures: Your doctor may be able to feel a small lump in the breast during a physical examination, ...More…
-
Managing Lymphedema
Breast Cancer — Home -) Day-to-Day Matters -) Arm Lymphedema -) Managing Lymphedema Your doctor and nurse are more likely to take your symptoms seriously and be attentive to your progress if they regularly measure the circumference of your arm and compare it ...More…
-
Genetic Testing
Breast Cancer — Page last modified on: September 11, 2007 Test Breastcancer.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing information and community to those touched by this disease. Learn more about our commitment to providing complete, accurate, and ...More…