Also called radiation therapy and irradiation. See also internal radiation or bracytherapy. Drug used to prevent and treat osteoporosis. Raloxifene is also being studied to determine whether it can safely and effectively prevent breast cancer in women at high risk for the disease since it is chemically similar to the drug tamoxifen. See transverse rectus abdominus muscle flap procedure.
Local recurrence occurs at the same site as the original cancer.
Regional recurrence occurs in the lymph nodes near the site of origin. The term, metastasis, is used to describe a disease has recurred at another site in the body. Cells that supply oxygen to tissues throughout the body. In cancer treatment, a plan to treat cancer. The spread of breast cancer from its original site to nearby areas such as the axillary lymph nodes, but not to distant sites such as other organs.