How Do You Learn About Breast Cancer Treatment Options?
When dealing with any disease, it’s important to assume a reasonable level of control over your own recovery. Not only will this help you to feel more empowered, but your frame of mind may actually have a positive impact on you. When it comes to breast cancer, an illness characterized by malignant growths in the breasts, information on treatments can be easily accessed via the Internet. Familiarize yourself with treatments such as radiation, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, surgery and biological therapies, all of which are used to treat breast cancer. A good place to begin your research is the Breast Cancer Treatment page of the government-sponsored National Cancer Institute Web site, which outlines each option and explains how they are used during different stages of the disease (See “Resources” below). Learn exactly what type of breast cancer you have. The treatment options available to you will depend on whether the cancer is still localized or whether it has spread. Your general sta
