Breast cancer is divided into several grades

How many grades are there for breast cancer? For breast cancer patients, these two problems cause tremendous psychological pressure on them. If these two problems cannot be properly understood scientifically, it will be extremely detrimental to the recovery of patients.

In this article, I will explain these two issues in detail. The installment plan for breast cancer is helpful for targeted treatment, and the actual installment plan is as follows:

Stage I: Carcinoma in situ. It is believed that the tumor cells are still localized and have not spread to the tissue fluid and blood, and it is not yet a systemic disease. Therefore, only part of the disease needs to be removed surgically. There is no need for radical surgery, and there is no need for radiotherapy and chemotherapy after surgery.

Stage II and part of stage IIIA: classified as "partially invasive cancer that can be treated with surgery". Such patients can undergo surgery to remove the tumor, and breast-conserving surgery or improved resection can be decided depending on the situation. Axillary lymph node dissection can be decided based on whether the sentinel lymph nodes have metastasized. Radiotherapy is required after surgery. Although some stage I tumors have not metastasized, tumor cells may have already reached the whole body through lymphatic drainage or blood circulation. Therefore, it is currently believed that early breast cancer is a systemic disease. Therefore, these patients still need radiotherapy, and chemoradiotherapy is decided based on the patient's condition.

Part of stage IIIA, IIIB and IIIC: classified as "partially invasive cancer that cannot be treated surgically". First, radiation therapy should be done to shrink the tumor, and then surgery should be used to remove it. Patients at this stage have a high risk of partial seizures after surgery, so they may need further radiotherapy and chemoradiotherapy.

Stage IV: For patients with distant metastasis or recurrence, surgery is recommended if possible (including distant metastatic disease or recurring disease), in addition to radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and endocrine therapy.

In addition, breast cancer risk classification is based on patient age, tumor size, growth hormone protein kinase status, tumor cell grade, angiomyopathic thrombus, HER2 status, and lymph node status.

Although breast cancer is a malignant tumor, it still requires patients to treat it correctly and actively treat it. This is very helpful for the development of the patient's condition, and can also greatly improve the patient's quality of life and prolong their life expectancy.