स्तनाचा कर्करोग: स्तनात गाठ, स्तनाच्या आकारात किंवा त्वचेत बदल, स्तनाग्रातून स्राव – ही लक्षणे दिसल्यास लगेच तपासणी करा. लवकर निदान झाल्यास स्तनाचा कर्करोग बहुतांश वेळा पूर्ण बरा होतो.
स्तन कैंसर: स्तन में गांठ, आकार या त्वचा में बदलाव, निप्पल से स्राव – ऐसे लक्षण हों तो तुरंत जांच कराएं। जल्दी पता चलने पर स्तन कैंसर ज़्यादातर पूरी तरह ठीक हो सकता है।
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Indian women, and most women in Marathwada are diagnosed only after a lump has been present for months. Found early, it is one of the most curable cancers.
Warning signs
- A painless lump in the breast or armpit
- Change in size or shape of the breast, dimpling or "orange-peel" skin
- Nipple pulled inwards, or blood-stained discharge
- A wound on the breast that does not heal
How it is diagnosed
Clinical examination, mammography and/or ultrasound, and a core needle biopsy. The biopsy report (with ER, PR, HER2 and Ki-67) decides the treatment, so we always ask for the full report. A PET-CT or CT scan is done when needed for staging.
Treatment at Shree We Care Clinic
Treatment is planned together with the surgeon and radiation oncologist: - Chemotherapy – before surgery (neoadjuvant) to shrink the tumour, or after surgery (adjuvant) - Hormone therapy (tamoxifen, letrozole and others) for hormone-positive cancers - Targeted therapy such as trastuzumab for HER2-positive cancers - Immunotherapy for selected triple-negative cancers - Day-care chemotherapy – you go home the same day
Who should get checked
Any woman with a breast lump, any age. Women with a mother, sister or daughter with breast or ovarian cancer should ask about genetic testing.