Increased chance of bruising, bleeding, and infection. Memory and concentration problems. Long-term side effects of chemotherapy can include: Early menopause, which means not being able to have children anymore. It also can include symptoms like hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and thinning bones osteoporosis. Concentration problems that may last for many months after your treatments are finished. In rare cases, heart damage and a higher risk of other types of cancers, such as leukemia.
Why might your doctor recommend chemotherapy? Your doctor might recommend chemotherapy "chemo" after surgery if: You are younger than Women younger than 35 usually have a more aggressive type of breast cancer. Your breast cancer was bigger than a pea. Breast cancers that are at least 1 cm 0.
Your breast cancer has spread to the lymph nodes under your arm. If that's the case, there is a bigger chance that the cancer may also have spread to other places in your body. Your breast cancer is HER-2 positive or triple-negative. These types of cancer tend to grow faster and spread more quickly. Compare your options. Compare Option 1 Have chemotherapy after surgery Don't have chemotherapy. Compare Option 2 Have chemotherapy after surgery Don't have chemotherapy. Have chemotherapy after surgery Have chemotherapy after surgery Most chemotherapy chemo medicines are injected into a vein in your hand or arm.
This is called an IV. Sometimes the medicine is a pill that you take at home. Sometimes it's a combination of the two. You will go to a hospital or clinic for each IV treatment, but you won't stay overnight. Treatments last from 10 minutes to an hour or longer.
You have a number of treatments several weeks apart. A complete course of chemotherapy may take a few months or a whole year. Some women need to have a special catheter inserted if it's hard to find a vein for the IV. This catheter stays in place between treatments. Breast cancer may come back anyway. Short-term side effects may include such things as nausea and vomiting, fatigue, hair loss, and mouth sores. Long-term side effects may include early menopause.
Don't have chemotherapy Don't have chemotherapy You will have regular checkups with your doctor to make sure that the cancer hasn't come back. Depending on what type of breast cancer you have and how far it has spread, there may be a higher chance of your cancer coming back. Personal stories about choosing chemotherapy for breast cancer These stories are based on information gathered from health professionals and consumers. What matters most to you?
Reasons to have chemotherapy after surgery Reasons not to have chemotherapy. I want to do everything possible to treat my breast cancer.
I want to have the added treatment and be done with it. I feel ready to deal with the possible side effects of chemo. I am very worried about the side effects. My other important reasons: My other important reasons:.
Where are you leaning now? Having chemo NOT having chemo. What else do you need to make your decision? Check the facts.
Yes No, it's not a main treatment. Chemotherapy is an added treatment, a sort of insurance policy designed to kill any cancer cells that may still be in your body after surgery. No You're right. I'm not sure It may help to go back and read "Get the Facts. Yes No, not every woman will need chemo. It depends on what type of breast cancer she has and how far it has spread. Not every woman will need chemo. Yes No, some women are not bothered by side effects.
No That's right. Some women are not bothered by side effects. Decide what's next. Yes No. I'm ready to take action. I want to discuss the options with others. I want to learn more about my options. Your Summary. Your decision Next steps. Your knowledge of the facts Key concepts that you understood. Key concepts that may need review. Getting ready to act Patient choices. What matters to you.
Short-term side effects can include: Nausea and vomiting. Loss of appetite. Hair thinning or hair loss. Mouth sores. Increased chance of bruising, bleeding, and infection. Memory and concentration problems. Long-term side effects of chemotherapy can include: Early menopause, which means not being able to have children anymore.
It also can include symptoms like hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and thinning bones osteoporosis. Concentration problems that may last for many months after your treatments are finished. In rare cases, heart damage and a higher risk of other types of cancers, such as leukemia. Why might your doctor recommend chemotherapy? Your doctor might recommend chemotherapy "chemo" after surgery if: You are younger than Women younger than 35 usually have a more aggressive type of breast cancer.
Your breast cancer was bigger than a pea. Breast cancers that are at least 1 cm 0. Your breast cancer has spread to the lymph nodes under your arm. If that's the case, there is a bigger chance that the cancer may also have spread to other places in your body.
Your breast cancer is HER-2 positive or triple-negative. These types of cancer tend to grow faster and spread more quickly. Compare your options. Compare Option 1 Have chemotherapy after surgery Don't have chemotherapy. Compare Option 2 Have chemotherapy after surgery Don't have chemotherapy.
Have chemotherapy after surgery Have chemotherapy after surgery Most chemotherapy chemo medicines are injected into a vein in your hand or arm. This is called an IV. Sometimes the medicine is a pill that you take at home. Sometimes it's a combination of the two.
You will go to a hospital or clinic for each IV treatment, but you won't stay overnight. Treatments last from 10 minutes to an hour or longer. You have a number of treatments several weeks apart. A complete course of chemotherapy may take a few months or a whole year. Some women need to have a special catheter inserted if it's hard to find a vein for the IV.
This catheter stays in place between treatments. Chemo may help keep breast cancer from coming back. Breast cancer may come back anyway. Short-term side effects may include such things as nausea and vomiting, fatigue, hair loss, and mouth sores.
Long-term side effects may include early menopause. Don't have chemotherapy Don't have chemotherapy You will have regular checkups with your doctor to make sure that the cancer hasn't come back. You avoid the side effects of chemo. Depending on what type of breast cancer you have and how far it has spread, there may be a higher chance of your cancer coming back.
Personal stories about choosing chemotherapy for breast cancer These stories are based on information gathered from health professionals and consumers. What matters most to you? Reasons to have chemotherapy after surgery Reasons not to have chemotherapy.
I want to do everything possible to treat the breast cancer. I want to have the added treatment and be done with it. I feel ready to deal with the possible side effects of chemo. I am very worried about the side effects. My other important reasons: My other important reasons:. Where are you leaning now? Having chemo NOT having chemo. What else do you need to make your decision? Check the facts.
Yes No, it's not a main treatment. Chemotherapy is an added treatment, a sort of insurance policy designed to kill any cancer cells that may still be in your body after surgery. No You're right. I'm not sure It may help to go back and read "Get the Facts. Yes No, not every woman will need chemo.
It depends on what type of breast cancer she has and how far it has spread. Not every woman will need chemo. Yes No, some women are not bothered by side effects. No That's right. Some women are not bothered by side effects. Decide what's next. Chemotherapy is used to treat all stages of breast cancer, including cancer that has come back in the breast area and breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body metastatic disease.
Chemotherapy treatments are tailored specifically for each person's unique situation. When deciding on which chemotherapy medicines would be best for you, you and your doctor will take into account the stage and other characteristics of the cancer, such as hormone-receptor status and HER2 status.
You'll also consider your menopausal status and any other treatments you've had. Women who are pregnant can safely have chemotherapy after the first trimester. For more information on the specific characteristics of each cancer stage, visit the Breastcancer. Chemotherapy is used after surgery to remove the breast cancer to get rid of any cancer cells that may be left behind and to reduce the risk of the cancer coming back. In some cases, chemotherapy may be used before surgery to shrink the tumor so less tissue needs to be removed.
Each person's treatment plan will be different, but there are some general guidelines about who would benefit from chemotherapy:.
Metastatic disease is breast cancer that has spread beyond the breast area and nearby lymph nodes to other parts of the body.
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