Navigating Your Path to Breast Care: Newly Diagnosed
一种新的诊断 乳腺癌 is often paired with difficult sensations, emotions 和 responses including fear, 冲击, 麻木和怀疑, 还有愤怒, 背叛, 悲伤和悲伤. In the midst of this emotional trauma, women must gather information, often learn a new language of medical terms, underst和 treatment choices 和 make difficult decisions. 女性经常报告说,她们不堪重负,或者至少是面临着巨大的挑战,无法理解医疗迷宫.
Three specialty areas of central importance in the treatment of 乳腺癌 include: 肿瘤外科, 医学肿瘤学 和 放射肿瘤学. Not everyone is treated with all of these modalities, but each is weighed for the benefits offered 和 for the potential risks incurred.
这些领域中的每一个都可以被认为是治疗的构建模块——它们可能以不同的顺序给出, over differing amounts of time, 这都取决于 阶段 和 生物的行为 of the 乳腺癌 和 the individual references of the women diagnosed with disease. 结合三种主要的乳腺癌治疗方式的治疗策略通常是实现局部和全身控制乳腺癌的最佳方法.
的 treatments are accompanied by a range of emotions, possible side effects 和 potential variability in response to treatment. While none of these treatments is easy to undergo, many women weather 乳腺癌 treatments with support.
项目
的 乳房护理中心 为新诊断的乳腺癌患者提供协调的护理,由这些领域的专家在一个以患者为导向的设施. 在乳房护理中心, 这些专家共同协调为每个人提供最合适的护理. 这些专家包括, 但不限于, 外科肿瘤学家, medical oncologists 和 radiation oncologists.
肿瘤外科
乳腺癌外科十大赌博平台排行榜是在乳腺疾病方面受过专业外科训练和经验的十大赌博平台排行榜, 包括乳腺癌. 的 surgeon has expertise in clinical breast exam, biopsy 和 breast surgery for benign breast diseases 和 乳腺癌.
的 surgeon works collaboratively with physicians in mammography 和 radiology, 核医学, 和 pathology to plan 和 do diagnostic procedures. 他们与放射学和医学肿瘤学的十大赌博平台排行榜合作,一旦诊断出乳腺癌,就制定治疗计划. 乳房外科十大赌博平台排行榜单独或与整形外科十大赌博平台排行榜合作进行乳房手术.
医学肿瘤学
内科肿瘤学家是内科十大赌博平台排行榜,在内科肿瘤学方面有专业住院医师(通常是奖学金). 医学肿瘤学 is the study of 和 use of systemic therapies, 或治疗, that treat the entire body. 它包括使用化疗(治疗癌症的药物)和激素疗法(干扰人体激素刺激肿瘤生长的药物).
对于原发乳腺癌,即手术前后未扩散到乳房和淋巴结外的癌症,可以进行化疗. 化疗也可用于治疗转移性乳腺癌,即已经扩散到身体其他器官的乳腺癌.
激素治疗, such as Tamoxifen or Nolvadex, can be given for primary or metastatic 乳腺癌. 医学肿瘤学家在管理这些治疗和治疗副作用以及乳腺癌在患病过程中遇到的问题方面具有专业知识.
放射肿瘤学
放射肿瘤学家是一名完成了癌症放射治疗的住院医师,放射治疗是一种使用辐射粒子以受控的方式治疗癌症的方法.
放射治疗 may be used in the local treatment of primary 乳腺癌, 最常见的是在保乳手术(乳房肿瘤切除术)之后,或者作为控制转移性疾病和缓解症状的方法. 例如, 在发生骨转移的情况下,脊柱放射治疗可以阻止或减缓疾病的发展, preventing damage to the spinal cord 和 decreasing pain.
其他程序
- Breast Cancer Decision Services
- Patient 和 Family Cancer Support Center
- Consultations, such as with a nutritionist or psychiatrist
- 康复艺术
- Osher Center for Integrative Health
- 朋友对朋友礼品店
教育材料
我们UCSF卡罗尔弗兰克巴克乳房护理中心希望为您提供信息和支持,使您能够尝试并探索最符合您和您需求的感觉更好的方法.
下面, 你会发现一些教育信息的链接,这些信息适用于新诊断的乳腺癌妇女. In addition, further information can be gathered at our UCSF Patient 和 Family Cancer Support Center or by talking with your doctor.
临床试验
临床试验 are formal, controlled protocols designed to test the effectiveness of new treatments, 包括新药, types of intervention or combinations of therapy.
如果您有兴趣获得更多关于UCSF医学中心提供的特定乳腺癌临床试验的信息, 请浏览 临床试验组 on the UCSF 乳房护理中心 website. You also can visit the National Cancer Institute's CancerNet,在那里你可以找到PDQ, nci赞助的全国临床试验数据库.
注意: 的 clinical protocols listed here are presented as an educational service to doctors 和 patients; they should not be interpreted as providing medical advice nor be used for the diagnosis or treatment of cancer or any other health problem. Enrollment is based on satisfying eligibility criteria; final determination for inclusion in a study is made solely at the discretion of the principal investigator.
Diagram for those newly diagnosed with 乳腺癌
在广泛的乳腺保健和乳腺癌治疗的不同阶段,需要不同的服务和信息. 我们制作了一张地图,作为诊断和/或治疗的一般路径的示例,以帮助您更好地了解您自己的个人经历.
View diagram for those newly diagnosed
While there are common pathways to screening, diagnosis 和 treatment within breast care 和 乳腺癌, 您必须意识到您的个人路径可能与我们网站上显示的不同. It is important to discuss the details of your individual story with your doctor.
Navigating Your Path to Breast Care:
加州大学旧金山分校健康 medical specialists have reviewed this information. 它仅用于教育目的,并不打算取代您的十大赌博平台排行榜或其他医疗保健提供者的建议. We encourage you to discuss any questions or concerns you may have with your provider.