My mom was just diagnosed with breast cancer in the moderate stage. Can anyone tell me how severe the moderate stage is and what is going on? Is the moderate stage treatable?
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i lost my sister 1 year ago, she started out w/breast cancer & said they were able to stop it with the radiation & chemo therapy,& yet 1 year later , they found it in her lymph-nodes,& yet they never told her the first time being so-called cured , there was a pill that would help it from coming back ..... well, it came back & after several years of dealing w/more chemo & radiation it was to much ...... she went to germany as one last ditch effort for a cure that we don't have in the U.S. , SHE wasn't strong enough for the vaccine in GERMANY to work ! she passed before the vaccine could work !
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While I don't know what 'moderate' stage is, I found this for you: Stage I—Early stage invasive breast cancer In stage 1 breast cancer, the cancer is no larger than two centimeters (approximately an inch) and has not spread to surrounding lymph nodes or outside the breast. Stage II Stage 2 breast cancer is divided into two categories according to the size of the tumor and whether or not it has spread to the lymph nodes: Stage II A Breast Cancer—the tumor is less than two centimeters(approximately an inch) and has spread up to three auxiliary underarm lymph nodes. Or, the tumor has grown bigger than two centimeters, but no larger than five centimeters (approximately two inches) and has not spread to surrounding lymph nodes. Stage II B Breast Cancer— the tumor has grown to between two and five centimeters (approximately one to two inches) and has spread to up to three auxiliary underarm lymph nodes. Or, the tumor is larger than five centimeters, but has not spread to the surrounding lymph nodes. Stage III Stage 3 breast cancer is also divided in to two categories: Stage III A Breast Cancer—the tumor is larger than two centimeters but smaller than five centimeters (approximately one to two inches) and has spread to up to nine auxiliary underarm lymph nodes. Stage III B Breast Cancer— the cancer has spread to tissues near the breast including the skin, chest wall, ribs, muscles, or lymph nodes in the chest wall or above the collarbone. Stage IV In stage 4 breast cancer, the cancer has spread to other organs or tissues, such as the liver, lungs, brain, skeletal system, or lymph nodes near the collarbone. If in the 'moderate' stage, meaning early, she has a terrific chance of beating this! My thoughts are with you - good luck!!!
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"Moderate stage breast cancer" is not a standard medical term, but it may refer to regionalized malignancy, also known as stage 2 and 3 breast cancer. This is a life threatening situation, as are all cancers. Stage 2 and 3 breast cancers have grown in size at their original site and/or broken out into the surrounding lymphatic systems. A combination of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and follow-on medications will be the likely treatment plan. Once initial treatment is completed, then long term medications may be required based upon your mother's HER2 and hormone receptor status. If her disease is HER2 positive, then she needs a course of at least 4 and up to 16 Herceptin treatments. If she is estrogen receptor positive, then she needs to take Tamoxifen for 5 years. A ground-breaking recent study indicates that low dose (100 mg) aspirin daily reduces cancer recurrence. The five year survival rate for stage 2 breast cancer is around 90%. The rate is lower for stage 3. Outcomes are based upon many factors including what treatments are employed, how well the patient responds to treatment, patient's age, and any complicating health factors (heart disease, diabetes, etc). There is a possibility that your mother has the BRCA gene mutation. If so, then her children are at risk of hereditary cancer. Consult with your mother's doctor regarding appropriate testing for this potential issue. Here is a link to the authoritative Merck Manual's chapter on breast cancer:
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