Treatment for Women with Breast Cancer

Women with breast cancer have many treatment options. Treatment options include…

• Surgery
• Radiation therapy
• Hormone therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Targeted therapy

You may receive more than one type of treatment.
The treatment that's best for one woman may not be best for another. The treatment that's right for you depends mainly on…

• The stage of breast cancer
• Whether the tumor has hormone receptors
• Whether the tumor has too much HER2
• Your general health

In addition, your treatment plan depends on…

• The size of the tumor in relation to the size of your breast
• Whether you have gone through menopause

At any stage of disease, care is available to control pain and other symptoms, to relieve the side effects of treatment, and to ease emotional concerns.