Why all breast cancer treatments are not the same?
Breast Cancer treatment is highly personalized because it is planned based on the patient’s demographic details and cancer stage. Besides this, according to the American cancer society, there are about 20 subcategories of breast cancer and not all breast cancers are similar. Did you know? Determining the hormonal status and the genetic makeup of breast cancer plays a significant role in designing the treatment plan and improving the survival rate of the patients. However, a biopsy report is needed to confirm the type of breast cancer. The latest study reports show that 70% of metastatic breast cancer cases are typically presented with hormone receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor negative. If a breast cancer biopsy report tests positive for the hormone receptor (HR), it implies that the female hormones i.e, estrogen and progesterone, are involved in the rapid growth of breast cancer cells. In hormone receptor-positive( HR+ve) breast cancer the estrogen sends ...