Medical treatments usually include surgery to remove the tumor and some breast tissue around it (lumpectomy), surgery to remove the whole breast (mastectomy), radiation treatment, and/or chemotherapy. Other common treatments for breast cancer include hormone therapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy.[1]
What are some of the main medical treatments for breast cancer?
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The main medical treatments for breast cancer include lumpectomy or mastectomy, radiation treatment, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. These approaches aim to remove the tumor and surrounding tissue or target cancer cells in various ways.