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...OUTLOOK Depending on tumor size and other characteristics, 49% to 56% of women live at least five years after diagnosis...
...DEFINITION The cancer has really taken hold in the lymph nodes. Even a tumor less than 1 cm in size is considered Stage III if several lymph nodes are involved...
These drugs could one day replace tamoxifen, which is routinely given to women at high risk for recurring tumors, and raloxifene, a newer drug that was originally designed to prevent osteoporosis but also appears to block breast cancer. Known as "designer estrogens," tamoxifen and raloxifene work by taking the place of the body's natural estrogen on the surface of breast-cancer cells, preventing the real thing from stimulating tumor growth...
...TUMOR ABLATION...
...DONE After a lumpectomy, a tiny radioactive bead is delivered directly into the tumor site through a small balloon-tipped catheter. Treatment takes a matter of days, not weeks...