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What is breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer

BY Carol Carey 2019-12-17

  The so-called breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer refers to a type of surgery in which women keep normal glandular tissue as much as possible to maintain the appearance of women’s breasts when breast cancer masses are removed. However, this kind of surgery has a certain degree of recurrence. The reason is usually caused by multi-center lesions or surgical margins.

   There are many in real life Women have caused the emergence of breast cancer due to various reasons, which has caused serious damage to women''s health and needs early treatment. In the treatment, many women will choose breast-conserving surgery. Let us know about breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer!
   Breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer refers to the preservation of normal glandular tissue and the appearance of the breast when the breast cancer mass is removed. The main surgical method is the enlarged resection of the breast and the shaping of the local appearance of the breast. It can best meet the breast-conserving needs and desires of modern female patients. It is the perfect combination of the breast cancer treatment effect and the patient''s cosmetic needs under the current conditions. Ultimately, it can achieve satisfactory results for the treatment of breast cancer and maintain the appearance of the breast. Breast-conserving surgery has gradually increased in recent years.
   breast cancer does have a certain recurrence rate after breast-conserving surgery, its recurrence and recurrence after total mastectomy are different. The recurrence after breast-conserving operation is mainly due to the recurrence of multi-center lesions or surgical margins; and the recurrence of total mastectomy is related to the biological behavior of the tumor, so the recurrence after breast-conserving surgery itself is very different from the way of surgery Big relationship. It should be noted that the occurrence of local recurrence will induce a decline in the patient''s long-term survival rate.
  Although radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery aims to prevent recurrence and metastasis after surgery, it is by no means guaranteed.
   1. Be sure to choose the right time for radiotherapy: radiotherapy should be started within 4 to 6 weeks after surgery, and those with skin grafts can be extended to 8 weeks. The time of postoperative radiotherapy should start as soon as possible, and no later than 6 weeks after the operation, otherwise it will affect the local control rate and long-term survival rate.
   2. Improving immunity after radiotherapy: Radiotherapy will reduce the body''s immune function while treating residual tumor cells. The residual cancer cells develop rapidly and form new lesions when the body''s weak immunity is low. This is why some patients will relapse and metastasize after radiotherapy.

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