Radiation may also be used, either alone or in conjunction with surgery. Chemotherapy is another treatment. It too can be used alone or following surgery. Chemotherapy is always used in cases of small cell carcinoma. Lung Cancer is still the most common form of cancer in the US and prevention is still the best medicine.
Most common symptom is a painless mass.
Redness, scaliness of nipple or breast skin discharge. All women should do monthly self exams, annual mammograms, and clinical breast exams Age- incidence and mortality increase with age. Race- of all races combined, white women are more likely to develop breast cancer. There are two basic treatments for breast cancer, local therapy and systematic therapy. Local therapy is surgery followed by radiation treatments usually 5 days aweek for 6-8 weeks.