90% of women who get breast cancer now live. Despite the huge trauma of the disease, it’s an amazingly hopeful and exciting field, says SurvivorNet Medical Advisor, Dr. Elizabeth Comen. These days it’s not just about the stage of of your breast cancer. Hormones, biology, and genetics should all play a role in determining your treatment.
When your doctor is determining the treatment for your particular cancer there are many considerations that factor into the decision. For example: what is the size of the tumor, and are lymph nodes or other parts of the body involved? The biology of your tumor is also important: is your tumor positive for the HER2 receptor or hormone receptors? Did you inherit an increased risk for breast cancer and/or did your lifestyle increase your risk?
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