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Join us on 24 October at Punggol Digital District for Pink Ribbon Walk 2026. Take part in the physical walk, enjoy our roadshow, or show your support through the Virtual Walk.
Join us on 24 October at Punggol Digital District for Pink Ribbon Walk 2026. Take part in the physical walk, enjoy our roadshow, or show your support through the Virtual Walk.
Treatment methods are tailored to the type and stage of breast cancer. In this article, we introduce the different types of treatment options available, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and emerging treatments.
Everyone’s treatment is different. To help doctors decide on the best treatment, the stage of the cancer needs to be determined. A scale is used that takes into account the tumours size, the sort of cells its made from and whether the cancer has spread or not. One or a combination of therapies may be used which should be discussed with the doctor.
If you are diagnosed with breast cancer, take a little time to talk to relevant people or even seek a second opinion before deciding on treatment.
The breast cancer with a surrounding margin of healthy tissue is removed. The remaining breast tissue may be reshaped through oncoplastic techniques to restore its natural shape. Some lymph nodes may be removed as well. Usually only performed for early breast cancer.
Removal of the entire breast, often including the lymph nodes in the armpit and sometimes the chest wall muscles. This is required when cancer is found in numerous parts of the breast or if the cancerous area is large.
Reconstruction of the breast(s) mainly involves using implants or drawing tissue from other parts of the body for reconstruction, restoring the breast’s appearance after mastectomy.
Drugs, usually in a combination, are given orally or by injection to kill the cancer cells. The drugs enter the bloodstream and travel through the body. They may cause temporary side-effects, which can be reduced with appropriate steps. Chemotherapy is given in cycles: a treatment period followed by recovery, then treatment and recovery again, and so on.
This is used to deprive cancer cells of the hormones they need to grow. Hormonal therapy might involve drugs to change the way hormones work or surgery to remove the ovaries that produce female hormones, which can affect cancer cells.
High-energy X-rays are directed at the breast, to kill any remaining cancer cells or to stop them from growing. Radiotherapy is almost always recommended with lumpectomy but not always with mastectomy. Temporary side effects are mostly limited to the skin.
This refers to the study of new treatments to evaluate their effectiveness and safety.
This treatment stimulates your immune system to work more efficiently and specifically to fight cancer cells. It uses substances either made naturally by your body or made in a lab to boost the immune system to help it recognise and attack cancer cells. Immunotherapy may be used together with other therapies and drugs for better response.
This is designed to specifically target cancer cells and not attack normal cells, thereby reducing unwanted side effects. This therapy blocks the growth and spread of cancer cells by acting on proteins that are important to cancer cell growth. In combination with other treatments, targeted therapy can improve response rate.
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