Is it possible to avoid chemotherapy and radiotherapy for early breast cancer?

Breast cancer is a disease that people are very familiar with. Theoretically, both men and women may develop breast cancer, but in real life, 99% of breast cancer patients are women, so people generally regard this disease as a female disease. Breast cancer is very harmful. If not treated in time or the treatment method is wrong, it may lead to the death of the patient. So, for early breast cancer, is it possible not to do radiotherapy and chemotherapy?

Is it possible to avoid radiotherapy and chemotherapy for early breast cancer?

Breast cancer can cause death because cancer cells have the ability to spread and divide, and can be transferred to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph fluid, so that every aspect of the patient can be affected by the cancer cells. So, is it possible to treat early breast cancer without chemotherapy?

1 Early breast cancer cannot be treated without chemotherapy, because chemotherapy is one of the most important treatment methods. It has many benefits. It can be performed before surgery. It can shrink the patient's cancerous tumor and reduce adhesion with other surrounding tissues, which can increase the success rate of the operation. However, before chemotherapy, the sensitivity of the cancer cells must be detected, and then one or two courses of treatment are required.

2 Chemotherapy can also be performed after surgery. Postoperative chemotherapy also has a great effect. It can kill residual cancer cells after surgery. Because surgery only removes the cancerous tumor, some residual cancer cells still exist in the patient's body, so chemotherapy is needed to eliminate them. However, it is best to perform chemotherapy three weeks after surgery so that the patient can withstand some of the side effects of chemotherapy.

3 The most commonly used chemotherapy regimen is the CMF regimen, which uses drugs such as cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil. However, since the effect of single-drug doxorubicin is better than other anti-cancer drugs, some patients with more serious conditions can undergo the CAF regimen, which uses drugs such as cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and fluorouracil. During chemotherapy, it is necessary to regularly check the liver, kidney, and heart functions.

Chemotherapy is necessary in the early stages. It is an indispensable treatment method. It should also be combined with other treatments, such as radiotherapy, endocrine therapy, traditional Chinese medicine treatment, etc. In this way, the hope of cure is greater. The patient himself should not be too nervous and should actively cooperate with the doctor in the treatment.