Editing Patient Pathways: Breast Cancer (section)

== 2. Treatment ==

'''Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meeting'''

'''MDT discussion:''' Review of diagnostic findings with specialists including endocrinologists, surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, and pathologists.

'''Treatment plan development:''' Based on tumor stage (TNM system), type of breast cancer, and the patient’s general health.

'''Treatment options'''

'''Surgical Treatment:''' The main treatment for most types of breast cancer.

'''Lumpectomy (Breast-Conserving Surgery):''' Removal of the tumor and a small margin of surrounding tissue.

'''Mastectomy:'''

Simple or total mastectomy – the entire breast is removed.

Modified radical mastectomy – the breast and axillary lymph nodes are removed.

Radical mastectomy – the breast, axillary lymph nodes, and chest muscle under the breast are removed.

'''Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy:''' Checks for the involvement of lymph nodes

'''Radiotherapy'''

'''Systemic Therapy'''

'''Hormone Therapy:''' This is the most important type of systemic treatment for ER-positive tumors, which are also called hormone-dependent tumors.

'''Chemotherapy:''' This therapy destroys cancer cells and is mostly used for triple-negative, HER2-positive, and luminal B breast cancer.

'''Targeted Therapy:''' Targeted treatments are drugs that block certain signaling pathways in cancer cells that encourage them to grow.

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