How Long Does a Person Have to Go for Chemo Therapy if They Have Breast Cancer?
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The answer depends on the type of chemotherapy employed, dosage, and response of the patient to treatment. Several protocols involve 5 to 6 rounds of chemotherapy.
If a patient is not responding well to an initial drug regimen, then the attending oncologist will try a different anti-cancer medication,
Um it really depends on how saver the cancer is.
Depends on how severe the cancer is
My Mam had it, and hers was for 6 weeks,
she first had to get a mastectomy (removing the full breast)
and then chemo to get rid of the cells
She’s now fully recovered
hope this helped
As a breast cancer survivor, I have to tell you that the chemo depends on the type of cancer you had, A lot of different things have to factor in. Was the cancer an aggressive or slow growing cancer? How soon was the cancer caught. You see if the cancer was discovered in the early stages like mine was, I didn’t have to have chemo. However, my sisters breast cancer was different. Totally from mine. Very aggressive and very fast growing. She did not catch it in the early stages. Once surgery was complete, she had a very aggressive type of chemo as well. She endured 10 weeks of that chemo. So, as far as how long one has to be on it depends on the information I just gave. Hope that’s alright. I would be happy to give more if you need it. Blessings.
ADD Please don’t listen to Tristan about taking Tamoxafin. This drug is so toxic, I refused to take it when my Oncologist asked me too. Look up the drug and study it. You will see how nasty it is. I think if was dying, I wouldn’t take it. I would feel like it would only hasten my death. You have to make that decision if your DR wants you on it, Don’t ask for it. Just please, read up on it. Good luck
I had a aggressive form but I caught it early I had a lumpectomy to see if it was malignant or not (it was) then I had op. to remove surrounding tissue & lymph glands to see if it had gone in there (it hadn’t) after a mth I commenced chemo every 3 wks for 6 mths after 2 mths break I had radio therapy mom-fri for 6 wks I then had tamoxifen for 5 years with check ups & mammograms (still on going )for 10 years it wasn’t very pleasant any of it but I have survived this long(9 yrs)procedure for chemo:arrive at hospital at appoiment time wait oncolologist talks about the chemo you are going to have (it will be a combination of a number of chemicals)then you’re weighed talk about
There are several different types of breast cancer and several different stages for each, so treatment can vary.
My sister had a mastectomy followed by a single drug chemo, once every 28 days for 6 cycles, followed by 25 sessions of daily radiation.
I had a lumpectomy followed by a 28 day cycle of 1 drug day 1 only and another days 1, 2& 3, repeated for 6 cycles with 25 sessions of radiation overlapping my 3 & 4th cycle, followed by Tamoxifen changed later to Arimidex as a daily pill for 5 years (6 months to go).
We had different forms of breast cancer, 10 years apart.
Everything is pretty intimidating at this stage of treatment. Your best friend for the best answers is the attending oncology nurse. They have the answers for your individual case and will explain every procedure. Eventually you will get to know them each by name.
I have a port and it saved a lot of searching for a vein. Ports are ok but sometimes the area around the port gets itchy. Well worth the time and surgery for what it does.
You have my prayers for your fight through this disease.
I agree with Tania! Hope you have listened to her because she was completely honest and her story is true!
GOOD LUCK and God Bless!
After the doctor performs a lumpectomy or mastectomy, they also remove some lymph nodes from under the arms. If there are traces of cancer cells in the nodes, chemotherapy is normally recommended. I had small traces in my sentinel node and they gave me a 3 month course of chemo. I think it depends on how extensive the spread of cancer is. How big the original tumor is. What the body bone scan says. Has it already metastasized to other organs or the bones.