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– objective - for
Fundamentals laypeople to have an
and understanding of the
Generalities in FUNDAMENTALS
Medical and GENERALITIES in
Management the MEDICAL
of Breast MANAGEMENT of
Cancer – Part 2 BREAST CANCER.
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Option2
Fundamentals Surveillance after breast cancer treatment
and Procedures Benefit Risk Cost Availability
The physician gives or
Generalities in (early lists the options of
detection)
Medical surveillance and then
Option1 + Symptom-sign directed
Management gives data on the
Option2 +++
Battery directed
of tests
of Breast BRCA.
Procedures Benefit Risk Cost Availability
Cancer (survival) With the data given,
Option1 Same the patient is asked
Option2 Same Pain
what s/he prefers.
Procedures Benefit Risk Cost Availability
(quality of
life)
Option1 Better P √
Option2 Poorer False (+) PPPPPP √
Fundamentals Prognosis of breast cancer
and
Generalities in
Medical
Management
of Breast
Cancer
Fundamentals Prognosis of breast cancer
and ESTIMATE HOW THE CANCER WILL GO FOR YOU!
Generalities in
• The likely course of the CANCER without
Medical
Management treatment
of Breast • If with treatment, whether curative or
Cancer palliative, the likely outcome
• Chances of recovery from cancer
• Chances of response to treatment: cure-
remission or recurrence.
• ESTIMATE OF 5- TO 10-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE /
MEDIAN SURVIVAL RATE
Fundamentals Prognosis of breast cancer
and Dependent on:
Generalities in
• Type of cancer
Medical
Management • Stage of cancer
of Breast • Inherent biologic behavior of cancer
Cancer • With or without co-morbidities (other
illnesses) and gravity of co-morbidities
• Track records of the cancer
Fundamentals Prognosis of breast cancer
and Track records of cancers
Generalities in
Studies on 5- / 10-year survival rates and
Medical
Management median survival of different cancers
of Breast • By stage of cancers
Cancer • With and without treatment
Fundamentals Prognosis of breast cancer
and Track records of cancers
Generalities in
Medical 5- / 10-year survival rate of cancers
Management The percentage of patients who are alive five
of Breast years / 10 years after they were diagnosed with
Cancer or started treatment.
Fundamentals Prognosis of breast cancer
and Track records of
Generalities in cancers
Medical 5- / 10-year survival
Management rate of cancers
of Breast
The percentage of
Cancer
patients who are alive
five years / 10 years
after they were
diagnosed with or
started treatment.
Fundamentals Prognosis of breast cancer
and
Generalities in
Medical
Management
of Breast
Cancer
Fundamentals Prognosis of breast cancer OVERALL MEDIAN
and SURVIVAL
Track records of cancers
Generalities in ---- ? months
Medical Median survival of cancers
Management The length of time from either the date of Median survival time
of Breast diagnosis or the start of treatment for a cancer, with treatment /
that half of the patients diagnosed with the without treatment
Cancer
disease are still alive.
Median survival time
- based on stage
- based on types of
metastasis
Fundamentals Prognosis of breast cancer The median survival
and ranged from 8.0
Track records of cancers
Generalities in months for patients
Medical Median survival of cancers with brain metastasis
Management The length of time from either the date of to 36.0 months for
of Breast diagnosis or the start of treatment for a cancer, patients with bone
that half of the patients diagnosed with the metastasis.
Cancer
Liver //// Lung
disease are still alive.
Median Survival in Breast Cancers https://
bmccancer.biomedcen
Stage IV tral.com/articles/
5-year survival rate is about 20%.
The median survival rate is about 3 years (26 months)
10.1186/s12885-019-
6311-z
Fundamentals Prognosis of breast cancer OVERALL MEDIAN
and SURVIVAL
Stage 4: Kim Green Has Lived With Metastatic ---- ? months
Generalities in Breast Cancer For Past 19 Years.
Medical
A two-time cancer survivor became the oldest Median survival time
Management
living American. with treatment /
of Breast Thelma Sutcliffe turned 114 years old in October. without treatment
Cancer She now holds the record as the oldest living
American, as the previous record holder died Median survival time
recently at age 116. Sutcliffe has survived breast - based on stage
cancer twice during her lifetime. She was born in - based on types of
Lancaster County, South Carolina in 1905 when metastasis
Teddy Roosevelt was president, and now resides
in Omaha, Nebraska.
Fundamentals Palliative and hospice care for breast
and cancer patients
Generalities in
Medical
Management
of Breast
Cancer
Fundamentals Palliative and hospice care for breast
and cancer patients
Generalities in
Medical There are two terms that one will encounter in
Management the medical management of cancer patients
which most Filipino laypeople are not familiar
of Breast
with and which most Filipino physicians do not
Cancer
acquaint the cancer patients with.
Palliative Care
Hospice Care
Fundamentals Palliative and hospice care for breast
and cancer patients
Generalities in
Medical Palliative and hospice care are being used
Management in patients with advanced cancer patients
of Breast who have little or no prospect of cure and
Cancer who are expected to die and for whom the
primary goal is to optimize the quality of
their remaining life on earth.
Fundamentals Palliative and hospice care for breast Advanced Cancers
and cancer patients
Generalities in Palliative Goal
Medical Both palliative care and hospice care
Management provide COMFORT for advanced cancers
of Breast (physical and mental/spiritual).
• Palliative care can begin at diagnosis and at the Palliative Care
Cancer
same time as treatment. (may consist of anti-
cancer treatment).
• Hospice care begins after treatment of the Hospice Care
cancer is stopped (no anti-cancer treatment
anymore) when it is clear that the person is not
going to survive the cancer.
Fundamentals Contents: Summary
and • Screening for breast cancer Take Away
Generalities in • Symptoms that will lead to suspected presence
Medical of breast cancer
Management • Clinical diagnosis of breast cancer
of Breast • Paraclinical diagnostic procedures for breast PART 1
Cancer cancer