A ray of hope for Breast Cancer Treatment

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PREMIER ONCOLOGY CONSULTANTS

• Oncologist serving the greater Houston
  Metropolitan area with offices located in the
  Memorial and Katy areas

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About Us

• Our Oncologist, Dr. Shagufta Naqvi and Dr.
  Mohammad Riaz are very knowledgeable in all
  treatment options and can consider your unique
  needs and lifestyle when developing your
  treatment plan. We focus on the most current
  cancer therapies to make sure your lifestyle to
  the highest degree possible. We welcome any
  concerns and would happily address query to
  confirm the best care management.

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Breast Cancer Treatment atPremier Oncology
Consultants
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What is Breast Cancer?

• Breast cancer is formation of abnormal cells,
  which grow to form more new cells that are not
  required for functional growth processes can lead
  to the formation of a mass growth which is called
  a tumor. Cancer of the breast results from the
  growth of malignant tumors in the glandular
  tissues of the breast. Today, more women are
  surviving breast cancer than ever before. Well
  over 2 million women have been recorded to have
  survived breast cancer. With early detection and
  prompt appropriate treatment, the outlook for
  women with breast cancer is typically positive.

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Stages of Breast Cancer

• Stages of breast cancer are usually expressed as
  a number on a scale 0 to IV, with level 0
  describing non-invasive malignancies that remain
  within their initial location and stage 4
  describing invasive cancers which have spread
  outside the breast to other parts of the body.
  Additionally, there is the TNM staging system.
  Physical examination and biopsy reports are
  helpful in determining the stage of breast
  cancer. Chest x-rays, mammograms of both breasts,
  blood tests, MRI, CT scan are other tests
  performed in determining the stage of the cancer.
  The TNM system is the most commonly used system.

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Stages of Breast Cancer

• Stage 0 and I These stages represent the
  earliest detection of breast cancer development.
  At Stage 0 and 1, the cancer cells are confined
  to a very limited area.
• Stage IIThis is also an early stage of breast
  cancer, but there are indications that cancerous
  cells have started growing and or spreading. The
  spread is confined to the breast area and can be
  effectively treated.
• Stage III At this stage breast cancer is
  considered to be advanced cancer. At this stage,
  there is evidence that the cancer cells are
  invading surrounding tissues near the breast.
• Stage IVThis stage of breast cancer indicates
  that the cancerous cells have spread started from
  the breast to another region of the body.

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Screening For Breast Cancer

• The need to screen or not to screen for breast
  cancer can present a dilemma. This problem might
  not be simply medical but the matter of
  economics. Diagnosis of malignancy, whether
  initial or in a recurrent situation, is the
  period of greatest stress for anyone who has
  cancer. This crisis is characterized by sadness
  or depression, confusion, fear (or anxiety), and
  sometimes anger.
• The major reason for screening women for cancer
  of the breast is that the discovery of the tumor
  in its earliest stage when medical and surgical
  treatment are most effective in reducing
  mortality.

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• Treatment Procedure
• and
• Chemotherapy

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Treatment Procedure and Chemotherapy

• After the detection of breast cancer, the
  physician will make a determination of its stage.
  This gives an insight if the cancer is spreading,
  if so, to what parts of the body. More tests can
  also be performed to help determine the stage.
  Knowing the stage of the disease helps the doctor
  put together a treatment regimen.
• The treatment regimen for breast cancer is highly
  dependent on the age, and overall health of the
  woman. Other factors to be considered are the
  type, stage, and location of the tumor, as well
  as if the cancer is confined to the breast or has
  moved to other parts of the body. The surgery
  chemotherapy hormone therapy and radiation are
  adopted ways.

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Breast Cancer Prevention

• In case of breast cancer, the risk of developing
  an advanced form of the disease can be greatly
  reduced by early detection.
• Drugs are now available to treat or stop breast
  cancer. Chemo-preventive agents including
  Tamoxifen and Raloxifene take action to prevent
  the development of breast cancer simply by
  truncating the process of initiation and
  promotion of tumors genes. The antiestrogenic
  effect of these drugs also appears to lead to
  growth inhibition of cancerous cells.
  Chemoprevention is the most encouraging
  intervention for achieving prevention at this
  time.

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MEMORIAL LOCATION 9230 Katy Freeway, Suite
410 Houston, TX 77055. Phone [phone] Fax
281-647-7767.
Contact Us
We welcome any concerns and would happily address
query to confirm the best care management.
KATY LOCATION 18400 Katy Freeway, Suite 320
Houston, TX 77094. Phone [phone] Fax
281-647-7767.
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