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For thousands of women in our Davis community who are facing a diagnosis of breast cancer, the local nonprofit Thriving Pink strives to make sure no one goes through this difficult journey alone. With generous community partners, volunteers and supporters — ranging from teachers, doctors, therapists, business owners, yoga instructors, retirees, students and more — they are embracing this cause with an evergrowing Pink Team to build a network of support for local survivors.
As we enter October, when raising awareness and funds for breast cancer traditionally goes into high gear, Thriving Pink urges community members to keep this local non profit in “Theremind.aremany national organizations with big names in this field. A ton of money can be spent on marketing and advertising,” said Raychel Kubby Adler, vice-president of Thriving Pink and chair of this year’s Pink tober campaign. “Thriving Pink really stands out because we personally know all the survivors we are helping from our local
Local business owners gather to support Thriving Pink in October. Pictured from left are: Paula Rich of Davis Home Trends; Rose Cholewinski of SwimAmerica-Davis, Pinktober vice chair; Dr. Bubbly Bajwa of NorthBay Medical Center and Seasons Restaurant; Holly Davis Rodriguez of Kaiser Permanente; Raychel Kubby Adler of YOLO WELL, Pinktober chair; Joni Rubin, Thriving Pink board member; and Mary Yin Liu, Thriving Pink executive director and Woodland McDonald’s owner.
What’s raised here, stays here
Thriving Pink — A network of support
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Keeping dollars raised on a local level gives more than a helping hand to survivors in our community — it gives them a real boost.
“We are excited to partner with Thriving Pink to help our local community,” said Laura Doyle, outreach coordinator at the Davis Food Co-op. “Our team will be encouraging our customers to “Round-Up” at the register in October.”
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Life can be full of adversity and struggle. We all know someone — a friend, family member, or neighbor — who has faced a potentially life-threatening illness or medi cal crisis. How can we dig deep to help those around us through such a difficult time?
Team members at the Davis Food Co-op and Davis Ace Hardware are two Davis downtown businesses which will be wearing Thriving Pink shirts and raising funds this month for the local nonprofit.
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, more than 54 local busi nesses and numerous generous individuals are donating to support Thriving Pink through the Pinktober outreach campaign.
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Unlike many large national organiza tions, Thriving Pink is a volunteer driven organization with a small office in Davis downtown located at 302 G St. This local nonprofit is making a big impact on a local level to help breast cancer survivors with financial assistance for immediate and direct needs. Thriving Pink also provides Pink Peers for newly diagnosed women, along with open door support groups and educational workshops at no cost to all attendees.InOctober,
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community — they are our neighbors, friends, family members and co-workers.”
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Thriving Pink encourages local breast cancer survivors to send in the simple and straightforward application, available at www.thriving pink.org
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“I was so surprised and grateful to receive this grant. My health insurance only cov ered six months of treatment and it was a financial strain on my family since I was unable to work for most of that year,” Balta zar said.
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To give or support Thriving Pink, please visit www.thrivingpink.org for more infor mation on various levels of giving. All donations are welcome.
With the completion of this fourth cycle of Granting Pink, Thriving Pink aims to reach a goal of providing more than $100,000 in total financial grants to local survivors.“Weare really excited to help local survi vors in our community,” said Jeremy Brooks of Brooks Painting. “We give to this cause because we have lost too many friends and loved ones. There are so many fighting this disease — many cannot work due to treat ment, and struggle to pay medical bills and support their families with basic needs. What’s raised here, stays here.”
Yancher had to step back from being hands-on at her licensed daycare and preschool of 32 years — Kids on Cowell preschool in South Davis.
Granting Pink:
“My weekly chemotherapy treatments, surgery and daily radiation resulted in ris ing out-of-pocket medical costs,” Yancher said.Like many newly diagnosed women, Yancher was concerned that there were other women who needed the help more. Thriving Pink volunteers and friends encouraged her to apply and presented a financial grant last year.
Dr. Bubbly Bajwa, a Davis resident and physician at Northbay Healthcare shares, “I see first-hand how Thriving Pink is making a difference, especially for newly diagnosed women. This is a great opportunity to sup port local women and their families. I am honored to serve as vice-chair for this Pink tober campaign to help lead this outreach effort.”100percent of all donations directly sup port local breast cancer survivors through Thriving Pink’s core programs, including Granting Pink and Mentoring Pink pro grams.“Itis truly heart-warming to receive donations from the family members and friends of local breast cancer survivors, thanking our Pink Team for the financial grant and the support,” says Mary Yin Liu, executive director of Thriving Pink. “They see the positive impact on a personal level and want to give back to help other newlydiagnosed women.”
breast cancer survivors with immediate and directLocalneeds.breast cancer survivors who reside, work or receive treatment in Davis are eligi ble to apply. Individuals can also nominate a family member or friend by filing out the application for them.
“When I recover, I hope to support and do the same for others in this wonderful Pink Community,” Yancher said.
Thriving Pink invites supporters to join them on Tuesday for recognition by the Davis City Council. Last year, dozens filled the room while Mary Liu thanked the community with City Council member Will cancerErickson,whileArnold,Susanalocalsurvivorheldtheproclamation.
Starting in October each year, Thriving Pink has a Granting Pink program to pro vide individual financial grants to help local
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Chasity Baltazar, another grant recipient through Thriving Pink, now volunteers as a board member.
Karla Meier was recognized by Thriving Pink as a Granting Pink awardee. Meier attends Thriving Pink workshop and support groups, and is “grate ful for the wonderful volunteers who share their kinds hearts and resources.”
“There were 28 local women who asked for financial assistance last year, and we provided every one of them with a grant up to $1,500 each,” says Rose Cholewinski, Granting Pink chair.
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Granting Pink awardee, Lynda Yancher, was diagnosed last summer and faced unex pected financial challenges.
Financial assistance
Granting Pink Awardee Lynda Yancher, middle, is one of 28 grant recipients supported by Thriving Pink this past year. Rose Cholewinski, chair of Granting Pink, at left, huddles with other Thriving Pink volunteers Emily Ault, Linda Dunn, Krysten Cholewinski and LaRease Profaci.
Andrea Mayer Thriving Pink Peer
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We encourage you to share the easy application with a loved one or nominate them today. All Granting Pink Awardees will also be invited to a special celebration at the 4th annual Pink Gala on April 24, 2020. The Granting Pink application form is available at www.thrivingpink.org.
“The Pink Team just walked into the hospital and circled me with love and support.”
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“This is a battle and you need friends by your side to fight with you. I remember other reachingsurvivorsoutto me years ago, and now I can pay it forward,”
challenging to facing such a health crisis all alone.
Many local survivors want to share a message of hope and empowerment with others. Those who have been through a similar journey want to give back to this community to help others, especially to support younger women who are newly diagnosed. It is incredibly difficult and
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Time and time again, Thriving Pink volunteers “Show Up” as the first contact for newly diagnosed survivors seeking support.
Mentoring Pink: Pink Peers, support groups and educational workshops
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“This is a battle and you need friends by your side to fight with you,” says Andrea Mayer, a Thriv ing Pink board member and Pink Peer. “I remember other survivors reaching out to me years ago, and now I can pay it forward.” Andrea also accompanies other survivors to monthly support groups and educational workshops hosted by ThrivingMichellePink.McClain was 38 years old and three months pregnant when she was diagnosed in Janu ary with breast cancer. She started chemo treatment immediately.
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Pink Peer volunteers tell their stories
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She went through four rounds of chemo before being induced early in May with a healthy baby girl.
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Liu, Bubbly Bajwa, Leslie Hunter Linda Dunn.
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COURTESY PHOTO Thriving Pink volunteers fill hundreds of comfort bags to be distributed to local hospitals to help newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Pictured (from left) are Ruby Adler, Raychel Kubby Adler, Mary Yin
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Pink provides support to local breast cancer survivors with programs and services that are 100 percent funded by the generosity of the community. We extend a heartfelt thank you to all our amazing vol unteers and community partners for your continued support. To connect with or sup port Thriving Pink, reach out to info@ thrivingpink.org, visit www.thrivingpink. org, or visit Facebook and Instagram.
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“I have a long journey ahead of me, but I am optimistic. Thanks to the huge support I have received from family, friends and Thriving Pink,” McClain said.
Holly Davis Rodriguez, coordinating the Thriving Pink topics ranging from cancer
Bitners and Ann Murray Paige.
We wish to thank The Davis Enterprise for helping us recognize numerous local businesses with Pinktober map this year. We are also grateful for the support from many other Thriving Pink supporters including: Mary and Jeff Nicholson, Melissa Williams MD, Paul Johnson and Jennifer May, David and Judy Reuben, Tom and Stacy Welsh, Alicia Silva MD, John You mans, Helen and Mark Henderson, Kathleen Thompson and Diana Mahoney, Chris and Suzanne Ade, John and Lesli Chuck, Tom and Pam Cordano, Vanessa Errecarte, Evan and Amanda Bell, Steve Greenfield, Michael Joedy, JoEllen Welsch, Claire Black Slotton, Yancher family, Nunes family, Vandergriff Brent Family Fund, Roger Gambatese, Chan Family Fund of the Yolo Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, Dawn Casteel, Diane Scanlon, Zumbathon Team, Anita Dhesi, Trish and Joe Albert, Jaime Anderson, Lori and Jim Davis, Jim and Adrienne Anderson, John and Joan Reed, Jack and Denise McDade, Norb Kumagai, Joni Rubin, Mike Hughes, and Margaret and Wesley Young. We also honor and remember
many who are in our hearts including Kiyun Tu, Marie Whitcomb, Kristin Todd, Pauline
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If you are a local breast cancer survivor at least one year out from diagnosis, and would like to volunteer as a Pink Peer, please email info@thrivingpink.org for more information. One day you will tell your story of how you’ve overcome what you’re going through now, and it will become part of someone else’s survival guide.Thriving
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The success of treatment is heavily dependent on how early in the developmentcancer’s it’s diagnosed; more than 60 percent of cases are found in the early stages of cancer, before metastatizedit’s to other organs, the treatment has a 99 percent fiveyear survival rate.
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Breast cancer — which occurs when breast cells grow out of control, form a tumor and become malig nant — affected more than 250,000 people in 2018, according to the National Cancer Institute. About 3.5 million women are living with breast cancer in the United States, and more than 12 percent of women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetimes.
Breast cancer, like all types of cancer, doesn’t have a lot of easy answers about what causes it or what peo ple can do to lessen their chances of developing a tumor. However, research ers have identified some contributing factors.
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niques at an earlier age than is normally recommended. Other possible factors include having dense breast tissue; exposing breast tis sue to estrogen because of late menopause, never giv ing birth, early menstruation or being older at the birth of a woman’s first child. Taking hormones also may contribute. Health fac tors like alcohol use and obesity also may contribute to cancer risk for all cancers. We don’t know how to prevent cancer, but there are steps women can take that are thought to reduce the risk of breast cancer; these protective factors include estrogen-only hormone therapy after a hysterectomy, healthy eating and exercise and other lifestyle factors.
The number of deaths from breast cancer is 20.6 per 100,000 women per year; the death rate among all cancers (men and women) is 163.5 per 100,000 people, so breast cancer has a much higher rate of survival. It typically responds very well to treat ment; almost nine out of 10 women treated for breast cancer are alive five years after their diagnoses. The success of treatment is heav ily dependent on how early in the cancer’s development it’s diagnosed; more than 60 percent of cases are found in the early stages of cancer, before it’s metastatized to other organs, the treatment of which has a 99 percent five-year survival rate.
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At Pinkadot’s “Shop for a Cause” save 20 percent off all regular-priced clothing while supporting Thriving Pink. A portion of all weekend sales will be donated to Thriving Pink.
Thrive, 2860 W. Covell Blvd., Ste. 8
Power10 Thrive of Oct. 26-27 Thriving
fitness and nutrition studio located at 2860 W. Covell Blvd. will donate the proceeds from special fitness classes on the weekend
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All year long Thriving Pink generously supports women in our community impacted by breast cancer. Their purpose of serving women and their families during challenging medical journeys is an amazing testament to the love and care we as Davis ites can share with one another.
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Thrive is Davis’s premiere fitness and nutrition studio that offers small group strength and conditioning classes, per sonal training, nutrition coaching and its signature eight week ThriveLife Chal lenge. Thrive is located at 2860 W. Covell Blvd., Ste. 8. Visit www.thrivechooseyou. com.
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Visit with members of Thriving Pink and check out their upcoming events. You’ll also have an opportunity to sign up and secure
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Fitness, fashion and friends to raise funds Pinkadot, Thrive and Power10 are supporting and giving back to Thriving Pink during the month of
Ramos and Spence express hope that their love for fashion and fitness reaches beyond industry and translates into sup porting the health and wellness needs of
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To celebrate breast cancer awareness month and honor the women who have experienced or are currently battling breast cancer, Pinkadot, Thrive and Power10 — three women-owned small businesses — are raising awareness and funds for Thriving Pink.Shelli
Ramos and Lisa Haddad own Pinkadot, a women’s boutique in downtown Davis. Amy Spence owns Thrive, a fitness and nutrition studio.
Friday, Oct. through Sunday,
All class proceeds will be donated to Thriving Pink.
In 2019 Ramos and Spence decided to couple their fashion and fitness industry experience to launch Power10, a premiere indoor water rowing fitness studio.
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“Amy and I grew up in Davis and now as small local business owners we want to give back in whatever capacity we can,” said Ramos.“It’simportant that we as a community support each other whenever needed. When illness strikes an individual and affects their family, they often need support from beyond their circle of friends and family. That is why Thriving Pink is such a
worthwhile cause to support. They really help those in our community at their most vulnerable times. We are always happy to help in any way we can with their amazing organization,” Ramos said.
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Saturday, Oct. 26, 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., and Sunday, Oct. 27, 9:15 a.m. All class proceeds will be donated to Thriving Pink.
Pinkadot is a boutique located in Downtown Davis for the past 15 years. They specialize in women’s clothing, accessories and fun gift items for every occasion. Pinkadot
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The most common type of breast cancer in men is ductal carcinoma, which begins in the milk ducts.
Just as with women, there is research indicating a fam ily history of breast cancer increases the likelihood of a man getting the disease. Gene mutations like BRCA2 (the same mutation actress Angelina Jolie had that put her at a high risk of breast cancer) increases a man’s risk of breast cancer and prostate cancer. Older age
remains a risk factor, as does exposure to estrogen, obesity or liver or testicular disease. Men who are born with Klinefelter’s syndrome, a genetic condition in which some boys have more than one copy of the X chromo some, also increase a man’s likelihood of contracting breast
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Earlycancer.diagnosis and treat ment is critical for best outcomes in male breast cancer, which can be harder since it’s not always the first con dition tested for, so knowing the symptoms is important. These include a painless lump in or thickening of the breast tissue, changes to the nipple (redness, scaling or turning inward) or nipple discharge or changes to the skin covering the breast area. Men who see these symptoms should ask their doctor for further assess ment. According to the Mayo Clinic, diagnosis and treatment is similar to what women experience: clinical breast exams, medical imag ing that enables the doctor to see problem areas, or a biopsy, during which the doctor extracts tissue from the suspected tumor and
It’s diagnosed and treated similarly in all genders, so early diagnosis remains key. The science around the cause of male breast cancer is unclear, according to the Mayo Clinic, same as most types of most cancer, though male breast cancer is even more mysterious. People of all genders are born with some breast tissue and milk-producing glands (lob ules) that transport milk to the nipples and fat. When a girl hits puberty, she devel ops more breast tissue, and boys do not. Boys, however, do still have the breast tis sue with which they were born.The most common type of breast cancer in men is duc tal carcinoma, which begins in the milk ducts.
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Don’t be afraid to ask your doctor about their experience treating this type, getting a second opinion and any detail you don’t understand. This can help you not only get the information you need but also take some measure of control over your life dur ing a difficult time. The American Cancer Society has
Chasity Baltazar, a Sutter Davis Hospital nurse and local survivor, shares her journey through breast cancer with her husband Rudy. Chasity volunteers as a Pink Peer and is a Thriving Pink board member.
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lists of questions to help you.
If I experience depression or anxiety, what resources are available?
expect treatment to last?
Whateffects?lifestyle changes should I make during treatment — a different diet or exercise regimen, for example?
How long should I
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A mammogram can help to detect tumors before they can be felt, so screening is key for early detection. The American Cancer Society recommends annual mammogram screenings for women starting at age 45. However, other health providers including the Mayo Clinic recommend mammogram screenings starting as early as age 40. Findings from randomized trials of women in their 40s and 50s have
“I’m taking my life back, little by lit tle every day. Cancer has taught me to push hard, know your tribe and fight like hell. Please do breast self-exams. I had no family history of breast cancer and I was only in my 30s,” Baltazar said.“My doctor told me, ‘You’re too
What are my options for treatment? What are the pos itives and negatives of each?
Questions to ask your doctor
A breast cancer diagnosis is scary, and often patients don’t know what to ask when their doctor tells them what’s happening.Although you have a cancer treatment team and you’ll have opportunities to ask questions at appointments,subsequentitcanbe help ful to have an idea of what you need to know as you go to follow-up appointments and meet other providers.
How will we know if the treatment is working?
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How much will this cost?
Adult women of all ages are also encouraged to perform breast selfexams at least once a month. The John Hopkins Medical Center provides a revealing statistic that “forty percent of diagnosed breast cancers are detected by women who feel a lump.”
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young for breast cancer. You don’t need a mammogram.’ So I didn’t get one for two months until my husband insisted that I call a different doctor. I believe this saved my life because my cancer was so aggressive,” Baltazar said.Monthly breast self-exams can help women know what is normal for them so they can report any changes to their healthcare provider. Look for nipple tenderness, a lump, thickening near the breast or underarm area, a change in skin texture by the breast, swelling or changes in size or symmetry. If you find anything unusual, schedule an appointment with you doctor right away. It is always better to be proactive about your health, and keep in mind that eight out of 10 lumps are not can cerous. Early detection is very important and can provide the best chances of successful treatment.
“Remember to live your best life,” urges Chasity Baltazar, a breast cancer survivor who works as an oncology nurse at Sutter Davis Hospital and serves as a Thriving Pink board mem ber and Pink Peer.
How big is the cancer? Where exactly is the tumor?
Before and during treatment
About 12 percent of women will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime. With one in eight women being diagnosed, we all know someone — a family member or friend — who is affected by this disease. Breast cancer is one of the most preva lent types of cancer in women with approximately 268,000 women in the United States who will be newly diag nosed with breast cancer this year.
demonstrated that screening mammograms decrease breast cancer deaths by 15 to 29 percent.
Has it spread to lymph nodes or other organs?
Who else will be on my treatment team?
What does my insurance cover? Is there a patient advo cate who can help me through the financial side of this?
The importance of early detection
What side effects will I experience?Whattreatment do you recommend/what regimen would you do if you were diagnosed with this type of cancer?Are clinical trials an option? Should I look at that?Will I lose my hair? How will treatment affect my dailyWhatlife?happens if this treatment doesn’t work?
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Other research
Breast cancer can be divided into subgroups that affect the way doctors treat them, using specific hor mone therapies to target cells. A study on patients with an estrogen receptor cancer found a test that looks at certain genes can help some women safely avoid chemo. The Food and
screening across communities, why black women are more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive forms of breast cancer and are more likely to die of breast cancer than white women as well as issues related to breast cancer survivors, including their continued physical and mental health, sleep distur bances, financial impacts and more.
The National Cancer Institute shared some of the latest breakthroughs in breast cancer research, including clinical research that could lead to improved care at every stage of cancer treatment. Clinical trials are often available for preven tion, screening and treatment; ask your doctor for options.
Detecting breast cancer
Breast cancer already is one of the easiest-to-find cancers; mammograms and other imaging tools are effective and widely used in identifying and diagnosing tumors. Scientists are look ing for ways to enhance the current options available for breast cancer screening, such as 3D mammography, a procedure that takes pic tures from a variety of angles around the breast and then builds a 3D-like image. Assessment tools must be measured in terms of their effectiveness not only in finding malignant tumors but in not creating false positives, i.e. telling a woman she has cancer when she doesn’t. This procedure is being tested for that effec tiveness.
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Drug Administration has approved several breast can cer treatments that target specific cell-growth mole cules, and more of these treatments are being devel oped.There have been advances in the treatment of hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer that have been shown to prolong the time until chemo is needed, pos sibly extend survival and prevent relapse. In HER2positive breast cancer (HER2 is a protein; elevated levels are found in some women with breast cancer), the FDA has approved a number of therapies that show positive effects in treating this type of cancer, preventing a relapse or keep ing the disease from spreading to the brain
Researchers also are looking at the effectiveness of
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be used before surgery to shrink a tumor or after sur gery to kill any cancer cells still in the body. Done before surgery, this can lessen the amount of tissue that needs to be removed. Radiation, in which X-rays are used to destroy cancer cells, can be used after sur gery. Both treatments have been shown to help people survive cancer, but they also serious and harmful side effects on the patient.
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Breast cancer often spreads to lymph nodes first, so removing some of those nodes may be neces sary. Doctors may opt to remove the first lymph node to receive drainage from a tumor, known as a sentinel lymph node, since that is where cancer is likeliest to spread.
Breast cancer treatment options
Hormone and targeted therapy
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Almost all people with breast cancer will require surgery. Patients may get a lumpectomy, in which the tumor, other affected tissue and the surrounding nor mal tissue are arrived. In the early stages of cancer, this may be sufficient. For more advanced cancer, a total mastectomy, or removal of the entire breast that is infected with cancer, or a double mastectomy may be required. Many patients with one or both breasts removed opt for fol low-up reconstructive surgery after treatment.
Both of these treatments are used after surgery with the purpose of killing any remaining cancer cells. Hor mone therapy gets rid of hormones, which can cause breast cancer to grow, so reducing the production of hormones like estrogen or stopping them from feeding the cancer can help to destroy cancer cells still in theTargetedbody. therapy uses drugs to target specific can cer cells without hurting healthy cells; this can
Radiation, in which X-rays are used to destroy cancer cells, can be used after surgery.
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include antibodies, which deliver cancer-fighting drugs to the cancer cells instead of attacking every cell.
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Surgery
The National Cancer Institute, a branch of the National Institutes of Health, lists several options for treatment — surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and hormone or targeted therapy. Sometimes, surgery is all that’s needed; in other cases, cancer patients may need several of these types of treatment to fight the tumor.
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Chemotherapy, which pumps heavy drugs into the body to slow or stop the growth of cancer cells, can
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