Research is showing a strong link between breast cancer and the production of the female hormone, estrogen. When we look for breast cancer treatments for ways in which to treat or prevent breast cancer. We know that there are certain drugs, which have proven quite affective in this area.
Tamoxifen
Tamoxifen is a brand name drug [...]

One of the treatments used for breast cancer is a drug that goes under the brand name of Fareston. The chemical name for Fareston is Toremifene Citrate. Fareston belongs to a class of drugs known as Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERM), and it is called a nonsteriodal antiestrogen. Fareston is similar to other [...]

Surgery is often a very scary thought for women who are suffering from breast cancer. There are so many issues to consider. Will the lump be taking off, will the whole breast be removed and how to I cope once it is over? How can I live a qualify life after surgery? These are [...]

When a patient diagnosed with breast cancer or other forms of cancer first hears about their diagnosis they often worry about if they will need chemotherapy and if so how hard will that chemotherapy be upon their bodies.
When breast cancer chemotherapy is used it is designed to destroy or weaken the cancer cells present in [...]

Radiation therapy, which is also known, as radiotherapy is a breast cancer treatment, which is very effective in, destroying cancer cells which are still present in the breast, after surgery. Radiation therapy is affective in reducing the risk of breast cancer returning by 70 percent. Even though many people fear radiation therapy, it is [...]

To begin with many people confuse hormonal therapy with hormone replacement therapy and the therapies are completely different. Hormonal therapy (HT) works against estrogen to fight it off. Whereas hormone replacement therapy (HRT) replaces estrogen in menopausal women whose natural estrogen levels are very low. Hormone replacement therapy is unsafe for women with [...]

Targeted cancer therapies target a very specific feature of cancer cells. They are designed to focus on certain substances like a protein and not target the complete cancer cell. The protein could cause the cancer cell to grow rapidly or in a different way and the targeted therapies will key in on the protein [...]

Breast cancer survivors have gone through a lot of ravish on their bodies and their minds. Breast cancer is scary, it is debilitating, it destroys the healthy cells in the body and it can demoralize the individual breast cancer sufferer. The aim of the various breast cancer therapies is to get at the breast [...]

Clinical trials are a vital source of research work conducted in breast cancer and other cancer treatments. The participation of the breast cancer patient is necessary to the success of clinical trials. These clinical trials study the effects of new treatments and monitor side affects so that better medication and therapies can be [...]