Breast Cancer
Frequently Asked Questions
20. What are the standard types of treatment for breast cancer?
Four Methods of Treating Breast Cancer
Video length: 1 min 23 sec
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Video length: 1 min 23 sec
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Standard treatments for breast cancer include
- surgery that takes out the cancer
- radiation therapy that uses high-energy beams to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors
- chemotherapy that uses anti-cancer drugs to kill cancer cells
- hormone therapy that keeps cancer cells from getting the hormones they need to survive and grow.
