Do you need chemo for stage 2b breast cancer?
Do you need chemo for stage 2b breast cancer?
Neoadjuvant and adjuvant systemic therapy (chemo and other drugs) Systemic therapy is recommended for some women with stage II breast cancer. Some systemic therapies are given before surgery (neoadjuvant therapy), and others are given after surgery (adjuvant therapy).
What are the chances of dying from stage 2 breast cancer?
Breast cancer-specific survival rates
| Breast Cancer Stage* | 5-Year Breast Cancer-Specific Survival |
|---|---|
| I | 98-100% |
| II | 90-99% |
| III | 66-98% |
| Adapted from Weiss et al. [76] |
Is grade 2 breast cancer serious?
These cancers tend to grow and spread slowly and have a good outlook (prognosis). Intermediate grade (grade 2) the cells look quite different to normal breast cells. They are moderately differentiated. This means the features and outlook (prognosis) are somewhere between well and poorly differentiated.
What is the life expectancy of someone with Stage 4 breast cancer?
Life Expectancy of Stage 4 Breast Cancer According to the American Cancer Society, 22% of the patients live five years after being diagnosed of stage 4 breast cancer.
What do breast cancer survival rates tell us?
For women with breast cancer, 89.7 percent survive for five years after diagnosis. This survival rate includes all women with breast cancer regardless of the stage or subtype. That figure varies widely by what stage the cancer is at the time of diagnosis.
What is the mortality rate for breast cancer?
The survival rate for breast cancer depends heavily on the stage at diagnosis. When found early, the survival rate is much higher than later stage cancers. The statewide mortality rate for breast cancer is 26 per 100,000 people.
What is a breast cancer survivor?
The word survivor is a loaded term. Within the breast cancer culture, survivorship is conferred upon women (and men) who are perceived as having suffered emotional or physical trauma, even if their breast cancer was a non-life-threatening pre-cancerous condition like LCIS or DCIS.
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