Treatment Options by Stage
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
Stage I, Stage II, Stage IIIA, and Operable Stage IIIC Breast Cancer
Stage IIIB, Inoperable Stage IIIC, Stage IV, and Metastatic Breast Cancer
Stage IIIB and inoperable stage IIIC breast cancer
Stage IV and metastatic breast cancer
Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
Treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) may include the following:
This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Cancer.gov Web site.
Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
Treatment of lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) may include the following:
- Biopsy to diagnose
the LCIS followed by regular examinations and regular
mammograms to find any changes as
early as possible. This is referred to as observation.
- Tamoxifen to reduce
the risk of developing breast cancer.
- Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy.
This treatment
choice is sometimes used in women who have a high risk of getting breast
cancer. Most surgeons believe that this is a more aggressive treatment than is
needed.
- Clinical trials testing cancer prevention drugs.
This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Cancer.gov Web site.
Stage I, Stage II, Stage IIIA, and Operable Stage IIIC Breast Cancer
Treatment of stage I,
stage II, stage IIIA , and operable stage IIIC breast cancer may include the following:
Adjuvant
therapy (treatment given after surgery to
increase the chances of a cure) may include the following:
This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in
clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being studied.
Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the
NCI Cancer.gov Web site.
Stage IIIB, Inoperable Stage IIIC, Stage IV, and Metastatic Breast Cancer
Stage IIIB and inoperable stage IIIC breast cancer
Treatment of stage IIIB and inoperable stage IIIC breast cancer may include the following:
- Systemic chemotherapy.
- Systemic chemotherapy followed by surgery (breast-conserving
surgery or total mastectomy), with lymph node dissection followed by radiation
therapy. Additional systemic therapy (chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or both)
may be given.
- Clinical trials testing new anticancer drugs, new drug
combinations, and new ways of giving treatment.
This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in
clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being studied.
Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the
NCI Cancer.gov Web site.
Stage IV and metastatic breast cancer
Treatment of stage IV or
metastatic breast cancer may include
the following: This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in
clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being studied.
Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the
NCI Cancer.gov Web site.
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