A new option for breast cancer treatment with MDT Cancer

This is great news for women, as advancements in evolution have made breast cancer treatment more varied and improved patients’ quality of life. Most importantly! Patients who once worried that they would have to remove the entire breast tissue… let me tell you, MDT Cancer can help you more than you think.

After the patient is referred to a breast disease specialist for diagnosis using modern technology and it is confirmed to be “breast cancer,” the attending physician will present the diagnosis results at the MDT Cancer committee meeting. This team consists of medical professionals from various fields, including breast system specialists, diagnostic radiologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, and medical oncologists specializing in cancer drug treatment. They collaborate closely to plan treatment for the most effective and valuable outcome for the patient.

In the past, breast cancer treatment required removing both breasts entirely! But with current technology, there are more surgical options. Doctors will consider three main types of breast surgery where tumors are present: the first is breast-conserving surgery, which is usually the first choice if it can be done safely because it preserves the breast shape. The second is total mastectomy, used in cases where breast-conserving surgery is not possible. The last option is total mastectomy combined with breast reconstruction surgery, used for cases where breast-conserving surgery is not possible and the patient desires a new breast.

Because cancer can spread to the lymph nodes in the armpit on the same side as the breast cancer, in many cases doctors plan treatment by surgically removing the armpit lymph nodes. However, lymph node dissection surgery can also affect patients, causing arm swelling, numbness, or chronic arm pain.

Currently, there is a sentinel lymph node biopsy method, where doctors remove the first lymph node at risk of cancer spread to check for cancer cells. If none are found, it means no spread has occurred, so lymph node dissection is unnecessary. But if cancer cells are found in the lymph nodes, doctors must perform a complete lymph node dissection.