Different types of surgeries are used: Operation with breast conservation:  Lumpectomy or lumpectomy (sometimes called excisonnelle biopsy or wide excision) is the removal of the tumor within the tissue that surrounds it. It is usually followed by radiotherapy to the breast tissue remaining. Most doctors also remove some axillary lymph nodes.
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Partial or segmental mastectomy is the removal of the breast tumor and a large portion of tissue that surrounds up to half of the breast. Usually some axillary lymph nodes are removed.Followed in most cases by radiotherapy.  Other types of surgery:  Total or simple mastectomy: is the removal of the entire breast. Sometimes some axillary lymph nodes are removed.

Modified radical mastectomy: is the removal of the entire breast including the nipple and skin tissue, but the chest muscles are left in place. Some axillary lymph nodes were removed to assess whether the cancer had spread. It is the most common operation.  Radical mastectomy (also called Halsted radical mastectomy) is removal of the entire breast, pectoral muscles underlying and axillary lymph nodes. Operation reserved cancer with spread to the pectoral muscles.

Radiotherapy: is the use of X-rays at high energy to kill cancer cells.  Chemotherapy: is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. Can be administered either by mouth or by intravenous injection or intra-muscular. This is called systemic treatment because the drugs enter the bloodstream, travel through the body and can kill cancer cells outside the breast area.

The initial standard chemotherapy approved for the adjuvant treatment of breast cancer was the CMF is a combination of: cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), methotrexate and 5-flurouracil.Progress is apparent in the adjuvant treatment of breast cancer with the introduction of AC therapy or a combination of Adriamycin and Cytoxan. Taxol is another drug that can be used in the treatment of breast cancer.

Hormonal treatment:  If tests show that cancer cells have receptors for estrogen and progesterone, a hormone treatment could be given. Hormone treatment is used to change the mode of action of hormones on cancer growth. This is done either using drugs or by removing the organs that produce hormones such as ovaries. The hormonal treatment with tamoxifen is given for a period of 5 years for the woman with early breast cancer without lymph node involvement.

This treatment with tamoxifen or estrogens can act on cells of the entire body and increase the risk of developing cancer of the uterus. A pelvic exam should be done annually and any vaginal bleeding outside of menstruation should be reported to the doctor.

If the doctor removes all the cancer that is visible during surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or hormone therapy may be given after surgery to try to kill any remaining cells. Therapy given after surgery when no cancer cell is visible is called adjuvant therapy.

TREATMENT STAGES:
The treatment of breast cancer depends on the type and stage of disease, age and condition of pre-or post-menopause.
CANCER IN SITU
The treatment of intra-ductal cancer in situ may be one of the following:
1. Surgery to remove the entire breast (total mastectomy).
2. Surgery to remove only the cancer (lumpectomy) followed by radiotherapy.
3. lumpectomy followed by radiotherapy with or without hormone therapy.

Rarely, some of the axillary lymph nodes can be removed during these surgeries.  Breast reconstruction after mastectomy can be done at the same time than this or a later date.The reconstruction could be made with your own tissue or with prostheses. There are several types of prostheses or those filled with silicone or saline liquid. Treatment of lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) is varied with several options, because it is not a cancer but an increased risk of 25% have cancer after 25 years.

Despite the fact that breast cancer is one of the leading death causing diseases in the 21th century, people aren’t still properly informed about it’s consequences and about ways to prevent it. Asking yourself a simple question like “What is breast cancer?” is a huge step forward.

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Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant cells are formed in the breast tissue. The breast consists of lobes and ducts. Each breast has 15 to 20 sections called lobes, lobes which present smaller sections called lobules. Breast cancer is sometimes found in pregnant women or in case of those who just gave birth, because of the whole series of transformations that took place in their bodies during that period of their lives. Most cases of disease occur around the age of 50 years.

In the past 20 years, cases of disease have greatly increased, and the occurrence of this life threatening disease among young women began to grow. Many cancer specialists consider that the Chernobyl accident may have influenced the spread of the disease. Despite this fact, there is also a bright side to this whole story. Breast cancer is treatable if discovered in an early stage. May women who have battled this disease have won, public examples like Christina Applegate have a huge impact on those who suffer from this disease because she consists a live example and a proof that breast cancer isn’t invincible.

Breast cancer can be seen both in women and men. The risk of breast cancer increases with age:
* This disease is rare in women younger than 35 years
* All women 40 and over 40 years risk the development of breast cancer
* Most cases occur in the cases of women aged over 50 years
* The risk of breast cancer is increased in the case of women over 60 years.

Breast cancer is more common among white women than black, Hispanic or Asian. Although there are cases of breast cancer and in men, 99% of cases occur in women. This type of cancer is often detected, if in an early stage, by a mammogram, before any symptoms have appeared. The most common symptom is a painless breast lump. However, nodules of breast cancer may also be painful.

Symptoms of breast cancer include: - A lump in the breast or armpit appeared recently - Changed size or shape of breast - Modification of the breast skin, such as a fold or a stain - Leaking or bleeding of the nipple - Changes of the nipple, such as retraction or inversion - Crusty nipple - Changes in color or texture of the skin of the breast or the appearance of a darker color around the nipple - A lump in the breast in case of men. For more information on what breast cancer is you can browse the internet of ask for a flyer at your local medical department. Don’t forget to get tested and remember that it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Since breast cancer is one of the most common and terrible diseases that can occur in women, there are a few facts about breast cancer that we thought are vitally important and you should know them. As you probably already know, every month, your breasts experience a series of transitory changes related to your menstrual cycle. These modifications might include the appearance of a lump.

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Even though most of these lumps are usually not cancerous, if you experience any symptom of breast cancer or you observe some sudden changes in your breasts' structure or color, we strongly recommend you to see a specialized doctor.



Firstly, the most important question among women must be answered. What is breast cancer? This disease usually starts with the appearance of a tumor. Several tumors are benign and they do not affect in any way other tissues but others might be cancerous and in time they will probably spread to other parts of your body through the bloodstream or the lymphatic system. You must know that different types of breast cancer grow and spread at different rates, some of them will take years to spread beyond the breast, while others might affect other parts rapidly.

Also, men can be affected by breast cancer, but their number is insignificant – about 0.5% of all cases. Among women, breast cancer is the most common type cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths - after lung cancer. Statistics show that two thirds of women with breast cancer are over 50 years, and that the remaining, most have between 40 and 50. So another fact that you should know is that risk of developing this disease will increase with your age.

Although a few years ago breast cancer was considered a very serious disease, nowadays it can be easily cured if it is detected in an early stage.In 9 out of 10 cases, the cancer patient will live at least another 5 years. Still you must understand that it is difficult to completely destroy all cancer cells, but a proper treatment can often keep the disease under control for years. Improved procedures for screening and better treatment options have significantly improved the survival rate. Another common question is “what are the main causes of breast cancer?” and as an answer we will present a few important facts about breast cancer and the risk factors you should take into consideration.

Although the precise causes of breast cancer are unclear, there are known the major risk factors for this disease. However, most women considered to have an increased risk of developing breast cancer might not suffer from the disease, while many women affected by it cannot detect the causes. Among the most significant risk factors we must mention age and family history of breast cancer.



The risk is somewhat higher for women who have benign breast lumps and it also increases significantly for women who previously had breast or ovarian cancer. Also, researchers have already identified two genes responsible for some occurrences of breast cancer in the family - called BRCA1 and BRCA2. As I was saying, age is also an important factor. Generally, women older than 50 years have a higher risk of breast cancer than younger women. Of course there are many more factors that can influence the occurrence of this disease, but I hope I have managed at least to respond a few of your questions regarding this life threatening disease.

A lot of people are not aware that men can also develop breast cancer. In the U.S., for example, every year about 1,300 men develop carcinoma (cancer) of the mammary gland. Men who discover they have the disease are very often surprised, confused and they have the tendency to gain a sense of isolation. The average age of diagnosis is 65 years, but this disease can also develop in younger men.

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It is true that the answer to the question “how frequent is male breast cancer?” would be very rare. For example, for every 100 women who develop breast cancer there is a man diagnosed with the same disease. Incidence is about 0.1-3.4 cases/100.000 men per year.



Thus, the fact that male breast cancer is a very rare thing explains the low level of public knowledge about this disease. As in the case of women who develop breast cancer, the exact causes of the disease are still very hard to determine. Men have breast glandular tissue that is under the influence of hormones. A possible cause could be estrogen excess, particularly during puberty. Men who have Klinefelter's syndrome present an increased risk of developing breast cancer as those who take estrogen or estrogen-like compounds.

Also brain tumors and a few other disorders have been implicated in some cases of breast cancer. Men working in steel mills, factories, mills or any other environment with a high degree of heat have a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer (probably due to thermal suppression of androgen secretion). As with women, the chest area radiation increases risk of developing breast cancer.  Another thing worth mentioning is the fact that eventually there were identified genetic factors in some cases of breast cancer.

In a study there was identified a strong familial tendency, approximately 40% of breast cancer cases diagnosed in men over the past 40 years were identified in 21 families. Therefore, a family history of breast cancer is also considered a risk factor. The most common symptom of male breast cancer is the appearance of a mass in the breast. This consistency is usually firm and painless. Various studies have determined the average tumor size to be about 2.5 cm. Nipple fluid, serum and abnormal cytology should be investigated. In certain types of breast cancer, nipple irritation can also be a symptom. Keep in mind that a biopsy is necessary for the diagnosis.

There are a few differences regarding the signs and effects of breast cancer on women or men. Most of the breast tissue is concentrated in the posterior nipple and areola in case of a man. In most men this tissue is rudimentary. As men grow older, androgen levels are reduced, so that it may happen to observe a sudden increase in the volume of your breast. There are also hormonal influences that can affect differently men. The strongest association is with estrogen.



Another fact you should remember is that the risk of development of this cancer is higher in men who show a decrease of sensitivity to androgen. No matter if this serious disease affects men or women, it is still a reason for us to worry. Although most of you have never even considered donating or helping in any way the patients suffering from breast cancer, I will still advise you to read more and get more thoroughly informed so that one day you might be able to understand what they are going through.

It is a well known fact that nowadays there are many viable treatments for breast cancer, but unfortunately most patients are not properly informed regarding their condition and which are the good parts and bad parts of a particular treatment. In this article, I will present you everything there is to know when it comes to choosing a radiation treatment for breast cancer.

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Radiation therapy, which is also known as radiotherapy, is one of the most effective methods to destroy breast cancer cells that might affect the tissue in the breast area after surgery. A plus for this type of treatment is especially the fact that radiotherapy significantly reduces the risk of cancer reappearing or affecting other parts of your body. Although many are afraid the treatment is hard to tolerate, it is not that bad, also the side effects are not significant and they are limited to the breasts area.



After deciding that breast cancer radiation treatment is the best solution for your condition, you will have to discuss this with your doctor. The treatment will be supervised by an oncologist specialized in radiotherapy. You should know that radiotherapy is based on high energy beam that will destroy your cancer cells. You should keep in mind that the radiation might happen to damage after some time both normal healthy cells as well as the cancerous tissue.

Of course this type of radiation will primarily destroy your cancer cells that are usually multiplying at an uncontrollable rate. Also the radiations are going to stop the cells from continuously dividing. Due to the fact that cancer cells are not organized as the healthy ones they will not be able to recover from the damage that radiation therapy had cause. So remember that, even if you worry regarding to the side effects, your healthy cells will most definitely repair after treatment and so you will also manage to recover.

You must know that radiation can be delivered two ways: firstly, through the use of a linear accelerator and secondly by using pellets or seeds made out of a special material that can deliver radiation inside the patient’s body. Radiotherapy can treat the breast area but also lymph nodes or other parts of the body. In some special cases, your oncologist might suggest thermal therapy in combination with radiotherapy.



If you are one of those people who somehow fear the breast cancer radiation treatment, you must understand that technology has evolved to the point in which medicine doesn’t imply anymore taking risks. I know that there are many stories about radiation therapy and its side effects and you might have heard terrible ones but you should not worry as long as you are thoroughly informed and the radiation is controlled and safe. Radiation therapy is one of the most important and efficient methods to fight cancer. It scientifically proven that people treated with radiation after a major surgery are more likely to survive and recover from the disease, while those who do not accept it are exposed to a greater risk of recurrence.

As a conclusion, I must again mention that radiation in most cases is a very safe procedure and it practically destroys the cancer that the surgery couldn’t completely remove. Try not letting ignorance and carelessness cost you your health. Consider radiation therapy a solution for a cancer-free life.

Breast cancer has its beginnings in ancient history, and it is notable the fact that it has been mentioned in all recorded periods of time. I must first mention that we cannot write an exact history of breast cancer but there are a few facts that might be useful for your information.  Breast cancer has been always considered to be visible even to an untrained eye due to the fact that it can evolve from a small lump to a significantly large tumor.

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Although this disease had serious consequences on women and society, any discussions regarding this type of cancer were only found in medical journals that appeared before 1970. Over the time, the breasts have been carrying with them numerous cultural expectations, especially when it comes to nurturing and other sexual implications. It is safe to assume that many women have suffered from this disease and not only in modern times.



Centuries ago, women had not only suffered from breast cancer, but for them most probably this disease also brought shame and humiliation and when it came to discussing their condition most of them were uncomfortable with the situation. Today many things have changed. We often see that small pink ribbon and most of you recognize its signification – it is the international symbol for breast cancer awareness. Besides the fact that this cause is more and more supported by public faces like politicians, musicians or actors, the technology has evolved at a very fast pace and the developments in medicine really improve your chances of surviving this terrible disease. Nowadays, if you have cancer your odds are significantly higher.

Ancient Egyptians were those who first noted an encounter with this disease more than 3 millenniums ago. The earliest known medical document is the Edwin Smith Papyrus. In 1862 Edwin Smith brought this papyrus in London.  He obviously did not understand the importance of the papyrus, but in the 20th century this important document happened to be rediscovered. The document is from 1600 BC and it is considered the first known medical writing.  Significant for the history of breast cancer is the fact that the papyrus also presents in writing some of the earliest cases of breast cancer.

As you might probably know breast cancer can also occur in men, and one of the first cases was a man. In Ancient Egypt the treatment followed means actually the cauterization of the cancerous tissue the breast using different instruments. Although the tumor was usually easily removed, breast cancer was considered an unpreventable and incurable disease, since no treatment available would work.

In spite of the fact that many cases of breast cancer were documented throughout history, the disease was not entirely comprehensive for most doctors until the XVII^th century. In the first half of the XVIII^th century there was the first surgery that implied removing the breast tissue, the muscle and also the lymph nodes so that the cancer would be entirely destroyed. The technologies and treatments available have continued to improve until the point of today when cancer is widely considered curable



Breast cancer, and generally cancer, is a complex disease that can appear in many forms, has different personalities and its symptoms are very varied. What makes it most terrible is the fact that it depends on many factors like environmental conditions or genetic aspects. Although it hasn’t just one most efficient treatment the advances in the medical department are astonishing and will most definitely lead to a more permanent solution for this disease.

The past few years, in the medicine department have appeared more than a few life saving treatments against breast cancer, bringing in our hearts more hope and optimism. It cannot be denied that many things have changed indeed. If six years ago you were diagnosed with breast cancer, you would be most probably considered a hopeless case and you wouldn’t have had more than two options for treating your disease.

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Today your options are countless, the sources of information are significantly more accessible and you can choose what you think is best for your type of cancer.  If you are a cancer patient, the decisions you’ll have to make might make you feel exhausted and overwhelmed. So what are your options? Surgery in its many forms, hormonal therapy, radiation or chemotherapy?



Chemotherapy medicines for breast cancer are used to destroy cancerous cells and stop them from diving, growing or spreading more in the area of the breasts. It is a fact that cancer cells have the tendency to grow and divide uncontrollably at a very fast rate. Due to this, sometimes cancer cells might spread more away from the original tumor and so affect other tissues and areas from the body. Chemotherapy is supposed to destroy not only the cancerous cells in the breasts area but it also destroys the cells that might have spread elsewhere. So it is notable that chemotherapy is a systemic kind of therapy, since it affects the whole body through the bloodstream and not only a specific area.

Another thing worth mentioning regarding the choice of chemotherapy for breast cancer is the fact that this type of therapy can be both used for patients in an early stage and also for advanced stage breast cancer. Most commonly chemotherapy is used after surgery, for the purpose of killing the cancer remaining and recovering sooner. The chemotherapy that is given after a surgery is called by most doctors adjuvant because it is an additional treatment.  Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy is the treatment given to shrink a tumor before its removal.

Most chemotherapy treatments consist of more than one medicine. When you are taking two or more medicines for breast cancer this combination is called a chemotherapy regimen.  As it is well known prevention and early detection are considered the best treatment. This is why chemotherapy in an early stage in significantly more efficient than in treating advanced stage breast cancer. The probability that the cancer will come back is way smaller in the case of early detection, while in advanced stage chemotherapy regimens make the tumor shrink or disappear in only about 40% of the cases.


As I was saying before chemotherapy is an efficient treatment for all stages of breast cancer, even if the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Chemotherapy regimens are different for every type of breast cancer and they also can depend on the patient’s preferences. When deciding on the chemotherapy medicines, both the patient and the doctor will consider all the available treatments, all the characteristics of the cancer and so the cancer sufferer will choose the best solution so that he will not regret anything, and most important, will be at peace with himself. No matter how many treatments will be available to you, and even if you have only one or two viable options, before accepting the treatment, take into consideration other treatments that you might have had, get very thoroughly informed and keep a positive attitude.

Breast cancer is, as you may already know, the most common form of cancer that occurs to women.  Although an exact cause for this disease is not very well known, the risk factors are becoming more and more easily identifiable. Thanks to the recent developments in medicine, most technologies can successfully diagnose and treat breast cancer. Thanks to the use of mammograms, the early detection of breast cancer has significantly increased the survival rate and the breast cancer diagnosis is more accurate.

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You probably wish to find out about the regular medical procedures, and how the examination will be conducted. You should know that the doctor will firstly try to feel the breast lump and the tissue around it. Usually, breast cancer is significantly different from benign tumors.  The aspect, size and mobility of a cancerous tissue are easily recognized from non- cancerous tumors. After a mammography, if a breast abnormality is detected, a woman will most probably be advised to take additional breast imaging with diagnostic mammography, ultrasounds or other types of tests.



The result will determine the course of action. If needed, you will be referred for a breast biopsy. A biopsy is the considered the only definitive and precise way for an accurate breast cancer diagnosis. After determining whether cancer is present or not, you will be faced with the decision of choosing a treatment.

Before having to choose a solution or the right treatment you wish to follow, you must firstly get informed regarding all aspects of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. The mammography is an X-ray examination of your breasts, and it very often offers you important information regarding the breast lump.  Digital mammography is a new technique, in which the X-ray imaging obtained is stored by a computer. The digital mammography system does not necessarily obtain more accurate images and are not considered significantly more efficient in cancer diagnosis, but they are considered better because the radiation exposure is reduced. There can also be used ultrasounds for the purpose of diagnosing breast cancer.

This type of test uses sound waves to detect the character of the lump. If the lump has a liquid texture, this usually means that there aren’t cancerous cells. Solid tumors can be both, cancerous and non- cancerous. This method can be associated with a mammography so the diagnosis will be more exact.After these two tests, your doctor might require a breast biopsy to obtain a sample of the breast cells or breast tissue. Biopsies are done with surgical intervention or with the use of a special needle that collects a fragment from the breast area. The sample will be sent in a laboratory and after microscopic examination, a specialized doctor will determine what type of cancerous tumor is it and how much has it spread.



Another thing you must know is the fact that women can examine about 90% of their breasts area. And women who regularly examine their breasts are more likely to be diagnosed in an early stage and treated more efficiently. As a conclusion, the most effective way to fight breast cancer is early detection. Although the most precise breast cancer diagnosis methods are the mammography and clinical examination, also examining your breasts by yourself can be a useful way to detect a possible cancerous tumor. You should pay regular visits to the doctor and also report any change that may occur to your breasts. Any visible change that persists after your menstrual period is a possible cancerous tumor and you shouln’t let ignorance cost you your life.

There are many women who constantly ask themselves about the risk of breast cancer, what factors does it depend on, what things should they take into consideration or when should they pay a visit to a specialized doctor. The truth is that there are many risk factors to take into consideration regarding the occurrence of breast cancer. You probably know that a risk factor is anything that modifies the odds and chances to develop a disease, like, for instance breast cancer.

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You must keep in mind, though, that a risk factor does not always have as a result you getting the disease. It only means that you should pay more attention so that in the unfortunate case  that you will develop breast cacer, you will know what to do. Early detection will most probably save your life. Also, even if a woman with a high risk of breast cancer due to many risk factors will develop this disease, it is still not entirely safe to assume that all these factors have contributed to her getting breast cancer.



First of all, you most know that there are many risk factors, some you might possibly change, but there are some you cannot change. Among the factors you can not change we must mention gender, age or race. Others are probably not linked in any way to your health condition, but they depend on the environment, lifestyle or things like this. Gender is probably the factor that influences most the risk of breast cancer. By the simple fact that you are a woman, the chances that you will develop breast cancer are significantly higher.

It is a fact that breast cancer can also occur in men but the number of female breast cancer patients is way higher, approximately one hundred times more women are sufferers of breast cancer.  Obviously women have more breast cells than men do, but still the cause for the fact that they develop more often this disease is their constant exposure to the growth-promoting effects of the female hormones. Another factor besides gender is also your age. The risk of you developing breast cancer is higher as you get older. Statistics tell us that most women affected by this type of cancer are 45 or older, and regarding men, the disease usually occurs to men older than 55 or 60.

Another factor would be the genetic one. Although less than 15 percent of the breast cancer cases are proven to be a direct cause of having a history of breast cancer in their family, it still must be taken into consideration and remembered that cancer can be a hereditary disease and inhearited from your mother or actually any parent. Also try paying a visit to a doctor if your sister or a more distant blood relative is affected by cancer and you present one or more symptoms.



You must also be informed that usually white Caucasian women are more affected by breast cancer, while African-American women develop more aggressive types of tumor, but more rarely. The risk of developing breast cancer can be also related to your menstrual periods and having children at a certain age or not having any children can also be a factor risk. There are many studies that make a connection between breast cancer and many aspects of our everyday life, but very rarely there is a real link between those aspects and our health condition.Remember that even if you present one or a few risk factors, it is not in any way certain that you will develop the disease.

Although nowadays breast cancer is considered a highly curable disease there are still forms of breast cancer that are thought to be extremely aggressive. In this article we will take a look at the inflammatory breast cancer; this is a type of breast cancer that usually occurs in women and one of the things that make it so terrible is the fact that this disease affects not only women that have reached a certain age like 45 or more. It is notable that the inflammatory breast cancer can develop in case of women of all ages.

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I have to mention that there are also a few unfortunate men who suffered or still suffer from this disease but the percentage is insignificant. This type of cancer can be easily recognized from the fact that the breasts have a red, somehow swollen appearance.



As a worth mentioning difference between this inflammatory type of cancer and the others, we must remind the fact that on the list of symptoms of this disease we can very rarely note the lump. This makes inflammatory breast cancer a very tricky and dangerous disease, by being very hard to detect in an early stage. A mammography or ultrasounds will not be reliable in this case.

Although in the case of this type of cancer a lump is not present, there are still a few symptoms you can look for if you have a history of breast cancer in your family. For instance, any pain that you may feel in the breasts you must immediately report to a specialized doctor. Also skin changes or color changes in the form o redness in the breast area, any permanent bruises or swellings that occur over night are possible signs of inflammatory breast cancer. There are a few symptoms that can appear in the case of any kind of breast cancer  like itching, lymph nodes under the arm, bloody or clear discharges of the nipples and so on. You will most definitely not present all the symptoms previously mentioned, and you should keep in mind that only one symptom can lead after a thorough medical consult to a diagnosis.

The diagnostic tests and treatments are pretty much common to all types of cancer. In the diagnosis category we will include mammograms, biopsies, MRI and PET scans.In spite of the fact that this is a more aggressive type of breast cancer and the diagnosis can be very rarely made accurately throughout mammograms and MRIs, the treatments are as efficient as in the case of regular breast cancer. The treatments followed can include chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgeries. Regarding the surgeries recommended for women affected by inflammatory breast cancer, I must mention that the first step would be consulting a medical team after being diagnosed.



The treatment will depend on many factors, but as you may be aware, a mastectomy with a lymph node removal would be most indicated. In prior to the surgery the most indicated treatment would be chemotherapy, while after surgery the most common course of action is radiation therapy used to remove the remaining cancerous tissue. Most women, the moment they were diagnosed felt like their lives were over or at least they believed everything was going to change dramatically. Of course, some things will change while being a cancer patient, but with effort and most of all hope you will manage to leave your clinic, and cancer free. Remember that even the most aggressive type of cancer is curable and one of the most important things is staying informed so you can choose the best treatment for you.